Marti Perkins' plan was to get through Lancer University on her scholarship, go to law school, and leave Memphis and her hard-drinking mother behind to start a new life as an attorney.
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BATON ROUGE (WVLA) - A gun was found in the trash can at Woodlawn High School. Today the School Drug Task Force and School Board Security found the gun after performing a random search.
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The US Coast Guard confirmed that an offshore petroleum platform exploded and began burning in the Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles off the Louisiana Coast.
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BATON ROUGE, La – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) today advised drivers of upcoming work schedules for interstate and major road projects throughout Louisiana for the Labor Day weekend (Saturday, Septembe
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Today, Mayor "Kip" Holden announced City-Parish plans to Beautify Baton Rouge.
Two Greenlight beautification projects designed by students from LSU and Southern are now in place.
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BATON ROUGE (WVLA) - Mayor President Kip Holden says there's a spike in crime here in the Capital City -and he wants federal money to put a stop to it.
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