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"Bad Romance" good for LSU student?

By Kelsey Scram
BATON ROUGE, La (Fox44) -- They all wanted a shot at stardom, but sometimes it doesn't work out that way.

Three teens booked in Copper theft

By Nicholas Madere - Reporter
ST. MARTINVILLE, La (FOX44) - Three St. Martinville teens are in police custody for stealing copper in St. Martin parish.

Young Saints fans enjoy children's book

By Nicholas Madere - Reporter
BATON ROUGE, La (FOX44) - At Barnes and Noble today, patrons got to see who the youngest saints fans were.

Preschool Palooza at Cortana Mall

By Nicholas Madere - Reporter
BATON ROUGE, La (FOX44) - Preschoolers at the Mall of Cortana today got an early taste of EBR schools. Story telling, arts and crafts, and remote control fire trucks were getting pre-k kids excited about getting to kindergarten.

Arbor day at Burden Center

By Nicholas Madere - Reporter
BATON ROUGE, La (FOX44) - Today is Arbor day, and residents were out at LSU's burden center turning their thumbs green. Trees were planted, and programmed into satellites so that way the planters could track the growth.

La filmmaker to attend Sundance Film Festival

By Kelsey Scram
BATON ROUGE, La (FOX44) -- A talented Louisiana filmmaker is headed to one of the most prestigious independent film festivals in the world.
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Old Jefferson residents unhappy about park changes

By Nicholas Madere - Reporter
BATON ROUGE, La (FOX44) - Folks in the Old Jefferson subdivision may lose their neighborhood park as they know it.

Jindal announces partnership to reform criminal justice system

By Kelsey Scram
BATON ROUGE, La (FOX44) – Governor Jindal held a press conference this morning to announce that Louisiana was selected for a new partnership with The Pew Center on the States’ Public Safety Performance Project, which will fund resea
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Public fascination with Edwin Edwards frustrates Lafayette man

By Kelsey Scram
LAFAYETTE, La (NBC33) -- The release of former governor Edwin Edwards is seen as a good thing by those that know him, but one Lafayette man is fuming over all the hype surrounding the 83-year-old's future.

St. Helena schools in trouble

By Kelsey Scram
SAINT HELENA, La (FOX44) -- The St.Helena school system is in serious danger of being taken over by the state. That's according to state superintendent Paul Pastorek.