• Report: Trump could have avoided paying taxes for nearly two decades

    Report: Trump could have avoided paying taxes for nearly two decades
    NEW YORK - Donald Trump's income tax returns from 1995 reportedly show he declared a $916 million loss, according to the New York Times, which said it received three pages from Trump's filings that year.The Times posted three pages it said were from Trump's New York, New Jersey and Connecticut state income tax filings from 1995, all of which declared a loss of $915,729,293. The documents came to the newspaper by mail, with a New York City postmark, the Times reported.The paper said the
  • 'Guac the Vote:' Houston Taco Trucks Seek to Register Voters

    'Guac the Vote:' Houston Taco Trucks Seek to Register Voters
    At Tacos Tierra Caliente — a food truck parked in a section of Houston where Spanish is spoken as often as English — $1.50 can buy such street taco staples as pollo (chicken), barbacoa (shredded beef) and lengua (tongue).But next to the handwritten chalkboard menu and "cash only" sign is a new red, white and blue placard that commands: "Registrarse y Votar" (Register and Vote). A stack of bilingual voter registration forms and a pen are available nearby for anyone who wants t
  • Netflix engineers rescue Luke Cage after service falters

    Netflix engineers rescue Luke Cage after service falters
    LOS ANGELES - Superhero Luke Cage can thank Netflix's engineers for coming to his rescue.The streaming service was down for more than two hours Saturday, one day after the debut of a live-action series with the Marvel Comics hero.In a Twitter message posted at about 3:30 p.m. EDT Saturday, Netflix acknowledged it was aware of streaming issues and was working quickly to solve them.Netflix users had begun complaining on Twitter that the site was down about a half-hour earlier.Shortly before 6 p.m.
  • Boy, 6, dies days after South Carolina school shooting

    Boy, 6, dies days after South Carolina school shooting
    COLUMBIA, S.C. - A coroner says a 6-year-old boy has died days after he was critically wounded in a school shooting in South Carolina.Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore said Jacob Hall died about 1 p.m. Saturday. Jacob had been fighting for his life at a hospital since the shooting Wednesday at Townville Elementary School. A bullet struck Hall in a main artery in his leg, causing him to lose a lot of blood.Authorities say another student and a first-grade teacher were also shot when a 14-year-ol
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  • Rouses Markets acquire LeBlanc's Food Stores

    Rouses Markets acquire LeBlanc's Food Stores
    BATON ROUGE – Two Louisiana grocery stores are now combining their forces.Rouses Markets announced Saturday that the Baton Rouge company has acquired L.C. Leblanc's Food Stores.“This is really a perfect fit,” Donny Rouse said. “We share a very similar values. We have both built our businesses on quality, selection service and low prices.”The deal will add nine stores to the Rouses Market brand. Those stores are located in Baton Rouge, Zachary, Du
  • Body found, police standoff ends peacefully in New Orleans

    Body found, police standoff ends peacefully in New Orleans
    NEW ORLEANS - A man was found dead in an Uptown New Orleans home and another man was taken in for questioning after a four-hour standoff with police.It all happened early Saturday. Police said in a news release that 58-year-old Richard Donovan had barricaded himself in one room of a residence. The body of the victim, who had been shot in the head, was in a different room.Donovan surrendered around 8 a.m. after nearly four hours of negotiations. Family members identified the victim to New Orleans
  • Bail hearing scheduled for Frank Selas

    Bail hearing scheduled for Frank Selas
    ALEXANDRIA- A bail hearing has been set for a former children's show host accused of sexually abusing a child during a 1979 camping trip in central Louisiana.State District Judge Mary Doggett will consider Nov. 3 the motion for bail that attorney Mike Small made on behalf of Frank Selas several weeks ago.KNOE-TV reports Small is currently being held in the Rapides Parish jail.Selas is the former host of the Mr. Wonder TV show that aired in Monroe in the 1970s.Small says Selas is innocent.Selas w
  • D'Iberville man killed while seeking help after car trouble

    D'Iberville man killed while seeking help after car trouble
    PASCAGOULA - A 50-year-old D'Iberville man has been killed on Interstate 10.Jackson County Chief Deputy Coroner Jason Moody told The Sun Herald that it appears the man was hit as he tried to flag down help after experiencing car trouble.The victim in the early Saturday morning accident was identified as Claude W. McEwen.He was pronounced dead at the scene in Jackson County.Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Chase Elkins said no arrests were made Saturday morning but that the accident is still
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  • Settlement reached in north La. housing discrimination case

    Settlement reached in north La. housing discrimination case
    BOSSIER CITY - A low-income housing authority in northwest Louisiana has settled a federal lawsuit in which it was accused of discriminating against black and disabled residents.The Bossier City Housing Authority had been accused of assigning elderly residents to housing based on race, instead of their place on a waiting list. The suit also said the authority primarily assigned disabled residents to one facility although it had a choice of seven properties.The Justice Department announced the se
  • 20th Cruisin' the Coast kicking off on Mississippi coast

    20th Cruisin' the Coast kicking off on Mississippi coast
    GULFPORT - Classic cars have been rolling into south Mississippi over the past week for the 20th annual Cruisin' the Coast event. It kicks off Sunday night with a parade in Pascagoula.Cruisin' chairman Woody Bailey told The Mississippi Press that registrations are running about 370 ahead of last year, when a record 7,639 Cruisers registered.Linda Hornsby, executive director of the Mississippi Hotel and Lodging association, told WLOX-TV that there are still plenty of rooms available throughout th
  • Zika worries bring mosquito-fighting business to Mississippi

    Zika worries bring mosquito-fighting business to Mississippi
    JACKSON - A Virginia-based mosquito control company says its hopes to franchise operations in Mississippi.The operations officer of "Mosquito Joe" tells The Clarion-Ledger that the company wants to operate in the state as concerns about the Zika virus grow.The Mississippi State Department of Health says 23 cases of Zika have been reported in Mississippi to date. All have been travel-related.But concerns that mosquitoes could spread Zika have prompted an interest in mosquito control. And that has
  • East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's deputy involved in vehicle crash

    East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's deputy involved in vehicle crash
    EAST FELICIANA PARISH - An East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's deputy was involved in an auto accident Friday night according to the East Feliciana Crime Watch Facebook page.The name of the deputy was not released in the post. The deputy was on duty at the time of the accident, according to the post.More details will be added to this story as they become available.Permalink| Comments
  • Official: No 'manipulation' of data seen in election hacks

    Official: No 'manipulation' of data seen in election hacks
    WASHINGTON - The head of the Homeland Security Department says hackers have made their way into state election systems "in a few cases," but the federal government hasn't found "any manipulation" so far of voting information.Jeh Johnson says 21 have contacted the agency for help in safeguarding their election systems, and he's urging additional requests for cybersecurity assistance.A department official told The Associated Press on Friday that hackers have targeted the voter registration systems
  • Funeral services set for slain deputy, daughter

    Funeral services set for slain deputy, daughter
    BRUSLY - Funeral services are scheduled for a West Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's deputy and her daughter who were killed following an argument with a neighbor outside their home in Glynn.Visitation for 42-year-old Donna LeBlanc, and 20-year-old Carli LeBlanc, will be from 9 a.m. until services at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Brusly High School gym.Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff Bud Torres says 29-year-old Gregory Phillips knocked on the door of the LeBlancs' home Tuesday. Carli LeBlanc stepped out onto t
  • Greensburg's mayor's office open - again

    Greensburg's mayor's office open - again
    GREENSBURG - For the second time in about four months, Greensburg is without a mayor.Mayor-elect Willie Hurst resigned Tuesday. Hurst, a former alderman, was elected in March to serve a four-year term as mayor beginning Dec. 1. Gov. John Bel Edwards later appointed him to the post on an interim basis after the June 2 resignation of Burke Jones.Hurst told The Advocate his resignation has nothing to do with an earlier disagreement with the town's police chief over the handling of a domestic abuse

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