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	Coast Guard: All 13 workers rescued after platform explosion One worker was injured, but there were no deaths, after an oil rig fire west of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, according to the Coast Guard. 13 minutes ago1 comment
	UNO's top cop out of hospital: no bones broken A University of New Orleans spokesman says campus Police Chief Tom Harrington is out of the hospital. He was injured in a scuffle Wednesday with a protester who allegedly ignored orders to stay on the administration building's first floor. 24 minutes ago
	Risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off The cap that ended BP's three-month oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico was set to come off Thursday as a prelude to raising a massive, failed piece of equipment and preparing for a final seal on the broken seafloor well.
	Peak of Season September starts countdown to end of hurricane threat Video
	Lee Zurik Investigation: DA probe widens into Public Belt New Orleans District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro began interviewing people who were issued subpoenas in the DA's probe of the New Orleans Public Belt Video 1 comment

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Scorned lover gets 28 years in prison

A 28-year-old Monroe woman has been sentenced to 28 years in prison in connection with the 2008 shooting death of her romantic rival.

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Chris Rose Commentary

Rose's Reflections: What lies beneath?

Storm drains city-wide are clogged with dirt and leaves and has Chris Rose wondering what else lurks beneath the surface

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Prime Angus with Angus Lind

Prime Angus: Gotta go? There's an app for that

When a movie is pushing four hours – which is about two hours two long in my opinion – something’s gotta give, like your bladder. Especially if you’ve been slurping on one of those watered-down super jumbo drinks.

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Heart of Louisiana

Heart of Louisiana: LSU Burden Center

Tucked away in one of the busiest parts of Baton Rouge is a 400 acre wilderness. It features primitive buildings and one of the most gorgeous collections of roses in the state Video

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Burger King agrees to buyout by 3G Capital

Burger King Holdings Inc., the nation's perennially No. 2 hamburger chain, said Thursday that it is selling itself to little-known private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26 billion.

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