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Funeral services for former LSU player Marc Boutte set for Saturday in Lake Charles
BATON ROUGE — Marc Boutte, a former defensive lineman for LSU, will be laid to rest Saturday following a service at the Combre Funeral Home in Lake Charles. Boutte, a Lake Charles native, died last week at age 55. He had appeared in over 40 games and started 32 times as a defensive lineman during his LSU career.
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Police arrest four people accused of stealing packages in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE — Four people were arrested for their alleged involvement in a string of package thefts across Baton Rouge. Officers arrested Mikel Wenger, 21; Ladarius Williams, 23; Jaymi Holland, 23; and Devonta James, 22. Police said that on March 11, they received an anonymous tip to investigate a...
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New Orleans doctor wanted after sister's ankle monitor cut before her manslaughter trial
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office detectives have obtained an arrest warrant for a New Orleans doctor accused of scheming with his sister to remove her ankle monitor in advance of her upcoming manslaughter trial. Dr. Kerry Sterling, a family medicine physician with a practice in the lower Garden District, is wanted...
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New Orleans firefighter Dwayne Jackson dies in I-10 crash
NEW ORLEANS — A longtime New Orleans firefighter was killed early Thursday morning in a crash on Interstate 10 westbound in Ascension Parish, marking the third NOFD firefighter to die in the past three weeks. According to Louisiana State Police, 41-year-old Dwayne Jackson was driving a 2006 Nissan Titan...
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City council ‘grounds’ Mayor Cantrell; truck parking problem; Lenten season reflections
It’s Thursday and that means it’s time to catch up on the week in politics with The Times-Picayune/The Advocate’s editorial director and columnist, Stephanie Grace. We learn how the New Orleans City Council is aiming to restrict the travel of Mayor LaToya Cantrell, and how she’s pushing back.
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The Newest Restaurant Openings in New Orleans, March 2025
Beth D'Addono is an award-winning food and travel writer living in New Orleans. Her work has appeared in Atlas Obscura, The Local Palate, and the Los Angeles Times. Spring brings a flurry of new restaurant openings around town, one with an inviting outdoor space. Here are the latest additions to the scene this month.
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Person taken into custody at end of manhunt for rapist
BATON ROUGE - A person was taken into custody after a manhunt for a rapist in East Baton Rouge Parish. Around 12 p.m. the Baton Rouge Police Department and East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office were looking for a man who broke into a home and raped a person. Law enforcement tracked the person to Jefferson Highway near Stumberg Lane where they were taken into custody.