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Helicopter crash victims were veteran police officers
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mon,03/27/23-5:25PM , 115 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Two Louisiana police officers who were killed in a helicopter crash over the weekend were identified Monday.

Sgt. David Poirrier, 47, and Cpl. Scotty Canezaro, 38, died in the Sunday morning crash, the Baton Rouge Police Department said.
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2 officers killed in Louisiana police helicopter crash
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sun,03/26/23-3:18PM , 166 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Two Baton Rouge police officers died Sunday when their helicopter crashed into a sugarcane field, Louisiana authorities said.
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Residents against short term rentals sit in the front row with signs during a City Council meeting at City Hall in New Orleans, Thursday, March 23, 2023. (Sophia Germer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

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New Orleans attempts again to regulate vacation rentals
By KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press
Fri,03/24/23-5:11PM , 185 Reads
Tourism-dependent New Orleans has adopted new regulations on Airbnb-style short term rentals, including a limit on licenses to one property per block and a requirement that the licensee live on the property.
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Louisiana lawmaker rejoins Democratic Party ahead of session
By SARA CLINE - Associated Press
Fri,03/24/23-1:29PM , 88 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana state Rep. Mandie Landry rejoined the Louisiana Democratic Party Friday, after registering as a political independent last year to protest decisions made by the party’s leadership.
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Chance of Rain: 0%
Max Temp: 95°F
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Dew Point: 74°F
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