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The body of New Orleans Police detective Everett Briscoe is placed into a hearse before it is escorted from the Respect for Life Funeral Home for the journey back to New Orleans, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, in Houston. Frederick Jackson has pleaded guilty in the fatal shooting of off-duty officer Briscoe and his friend during a holdup at a Houston restaurant in 2021, prosecutors announced Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

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Man pleads guilty in fatal shooting of off-duty New Orleans officer and his friend in Houston
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Wed,05/15/24-11:07AM , 68 Reads
HOUSTON (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty in the fatal shooting of an off-duty New Orleans police officer and his friend during a holdup at a Houston restaurant in 2021, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
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Parishioners subdue armed teenager at Louisiana children's service
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tue,05/14/24-1:30PM , 71 Reads
ABBEVILLE, La. (AP) — Parishioners subdued a teenager with a gun who entered a Louisiana church during a service for dozens of young children, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
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U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, center, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy listen as former President Donald Trump, left, talks with reporters as he arrives at Manhattan criminal court in New York, on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (Justin Lane/Pool Photo via AP)

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Speaker Mike Johnson assails Trump's felony trial in remarkable visit outside courthouse
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Tue,05/14/24-10:29AM , 103 Reads
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Storms kill a pregnant woman in Louisiana, adding to the region's recent weather woes
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Tue,05/14/24-8:50AM , 83 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Storms that slammed several Southern states added to the region's recent string of weather-related destruction and death, including that of a Louisiana woman who was nine months pregnant.
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Current Temp

86°F

Mostly Clear

Chance of Rain: 20%
Max Temp: 96°F
Min Temp: 75°F
Feels Like: 89°F
Dew Point: 76°F
Humidity: 72%
Sunrise: 5:56 AM
Sunset: 8:04 PM

Wind Speed: 0 to 5 mph
Wind Direction: SW
Wind Gust: 7 mph
Sky Cover: 15%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 76°F
Moon Rise: 4:07 AM
Moon Set: 6:55 PM

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Heat index values as high as 105. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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