Gas leak on I-55 sickens twenty in Lincoln County
At least 20 people were treated at Brookhaven hospital after a toxic cloud from an anhydrous ammonia leak escaped from an agricultural tank near Interstate 55. Thieves left a valve open, sending fumes across the highway while emergency crews diverted traffic. many patients were released after treatment. A separate formic acid spill from an 18 wheeler was contained by hazmat crews. In Mandeville, Charles Biggers II, son of the Madisonville police chief, was booked on three counts of carnal knowledge with two teenage girls and a misdemeanor charge, later released on bond. The case follows police confrontation with the two girls aged 15 and 16.
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Jackson, Miss
Brookhaven
Lincoln County
Clifford Galey
Lincoln County Civil Defense
Galey
Mandeville
Ine
Madisonville
St. Tammany Parish
Charles Biggers II
Biggers
Charles Biggers
Tentative US Airways deal averts strike with raises
US Airways and the Association of Flight Attendants announced a tentative five year contract that keeps flights running and secures a 10 percent total raise for about 10 000 attendants. The accord, backed by mediators, requires union ratification and preserves competitiveness.
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US Airways
Washington
Association of
Flight Attendants
Lynn Lenosky
Lenosky
Lottery draw results unofficial powerball and lotto figures
Powerball numbers were 48 45 43 30 6 with Powerball 32. Lotto drew 38 36 29 25 21 3 and Cash Quest 27 21 12 3. These results are unofficial and tickets should be held for verification.
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Lotto
Cash Quest
Community Deaths Spotlight Local Notables
Obituary brief lists five residents with ages and towns including Mary Glover Barton 89 of Clio Ronald Alvin Brazil 48 of Hammond Neal Crossley 81 of Hammond Deloris M Muller 65 of Holden and Johnny Preston 53 of Amite, directing readers to Page 2A for full notices.
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Mary Glover Barton
Clio
Ronald Alvin Brazil
Hammond
Neal Crossley
Deloris M. Muller
Holden
Johnny Preston
Amite
Clinton cautions Pakistan leader on nuclear risks and democracy
President Clinton in Islamabad urged Gen. Pervez Musharraf to restore democracy crack down on terrorism and renew talks with India to ease Kashmir tensions. He warned of diplomatic isolation and worsening problems if Pakistan does not change course pledging restraint to avoid escalation amid a six day South Asia trip.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
Clinton
India
Pervez Musharraf
Kashmir
U.S
United States
Presidential
Musharraf
South Asia
Oman
Geneva
Switzerland
Hafez Assad
Israel
Troopers Target Hispanics in I 10 Stops Says Professor
Westfield State College assistant professor Jim Ruiz presented findings on racial profiling by Louisiana State Police and St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office at an Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences conference. He cites over 40 percent of drug arrests from 1989 to 1994 on a highway stretch involving Hispanic males, with 91 percent of those arrested outside Louisiana. State police officials deny profiling, noting since 1995 drug arrests by troopers in the area include 47 percent White and 30 percent Black, with Hispanic arrests under 1 percent. An assistant district attorney questioned Ruiz’s data and methods.
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New Orleans
St. Martin Parish
Jim Ruiz
Westfield State College
Westfield
Mass
Louisiana State Police
Ruiz
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Louisiana
William Davis
State Police Public Affairs Division
Atchafalaya
Davis
Chester Cedars
Cedars
University of Louisiana At Lafayette
Albany student shines at regional science fair with heart defect project
Vanessa Reitz, a Albany High School junior, earned a regional science fair entry at Southeastern Louisiana University with a well researched exhibit on hypoplastic left heart syndrome inspired by her biology teacher's baby. Her display explained the three stage surgery while crediting Josh Burton for guidance. Amanda Patanella of Mater Dolorosa School tested local drinking water pH levels, sampling wells and confirming water safety with Amite State Laboratory and Tangipahoa Parish Health Department.
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Vanessa Reitz
Reitz
Southeastern Louisiana University
Albany
Josh Burton
Mater Dolorosa
Amanda Patanella
Amite State Laboratory
Tangipahoa Parish
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Left
Halley Price
Nadia Faradi
Sarah Tranchina
Baton
Bill Deer
Daily Star Rouge
Southeastern University
Dori Claytor
Mother Nature
Dent Repair
South Morrison
Hammond City
Jill Dangerfield
Geico
State Farm
Ross Downing
Progressive
Durham Autoplex
Durham
Chris Deliberto
Morgan Hands
Terence Hunt
White House
Daily Star
Yvette Carter
Louisiana State University Agriculture Center
Sarah Trepagnier
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