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Lafourche investigators say the suspect, in the country illegally, has been charged with second degree murder of his girlfriend's baby.more>> Lafourche investigators say the suspect, in the country illegally, has been charged with second degree murder of his girlfriend's baby.more>> State education officials say the number of Louisiana public school students performing at grade level nudged up from 68 percent to 69 percent in the latest round of standardized test scores.more>> State education officials say the number of Louisiana public school students performing at grade level nudged up from 68 percent to 69 percent in the latest round of standardized test scores.more>> The NOPD says New Orleans Criminal Court judge Frank Marullo was carjacked outside his home Tuesday nightmore>> The NOPD says New Orleans Criminal Court judge Frank Marullo was carjacked outside his home Tuesday nightmore>> The statue was stolen on the morning of May 1, 2013 during Jazz Fest weekend.
more>>The statue was stolen on the morning of May 1, 2013 during Jazz Fest weekend.
more>>Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Deputies are investigating a shooting that left a 41-year-old man dead.more>> Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Deputies are investigating a shooting that left a 41-year-old man dead.more>> The NOPD is searching for three suspects who robbed and beat a man on Carondelet Street Sunday morningmore>> The NOPD is searching for three suspects who robbed and beat a man on Carondelet Street Sunday morningmore>> Showers and storms headed into the area along a weak cold front.more>> Showers and storms headed into the area along a weak cold front.more>> California authorities report they have arrested New Orleans fugitive, Darnell Ellis, who is wanted on charges for drugs and gang activity.more>> California authorities report they have arrested New Orleans fugitive, Darnell Ellis, who is wanted on charges for drugs and gang activity.more>> Lawmakers move one step closer to stripping financial control of the Coroner's Office from Dr. Peter Galvan and the St. Tammany Parish coroner and many of his higher-paid staff could be close to getting their paychecks cut.more>> Lawmakers move one step closer to stripping financial control of the Coroner's Office from Dr. Peter Galvan, and the St. Tammany Parish coroner and many of his higher-paid staff could be close to getting their paychecks cut.more>> Governor Bobby Jindal joined area leaders at Nicholls State University Tuesday for a big announcement. A company based in Lafourche Parish since the 1940's is planning a major expansion around the state.
more>> Governor Bobby Jindal joined area leaders at Nicholls State University Tuesday for a big announcement. A company based in Lafourche Parish since the 1940's is planning a major expansion around the state.
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BERLIN (AP) - The hunt for the perfect
Christmas tree may soon become a lot easier: just pick a nice clone.
That's what German scientists are
now working on: They are searching a way to ensure that the sensitive saplings
of the popular Nordmann fir species grow into impressive specimens.
The fir is native to the Caucasus,
but is often cultivated on massive plantations in Germany.
Biologist Kurt Zoglauer of Berlin's Humboldt
University said Friday 40
percent of trees don't make the cut when they mature after 10 to 14 years. Some
are stunted by frost, while others turn out the wrong shade of green.
Zoglauer's team therefore hopes to
refine a method to clone particularly hardy and beautiful trees by 2016.
The project is supported by a German
government grant.
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