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8-year-old Louisiana native donates savings to Haiti
1:40 PM on 01/29/2010
VIDEO - Amirikis Smith says he knew one person would get his donation to the people who needed it most. He sent a letter to President Obama...
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Tough Louisiana lockup offers ministry degrees to inmates
7:58 AM on 01/12/2010
ANGOLA, Louisiana (AP) - Jerome Derricks says he heard God's call early. He only wishes he had answered sooner. By the time he did, he was serving a life sentence for murder...
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Blind children find the perfect Christmas tree
8:39 AM on 12/13/2009
VIDEO - In Zachary, Louisiana, the students from the Louisiana School for the Blind searched for just the right tree...
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As health care talk continues, some spring to action
12:16 PM on 11/22/2009
OPINION - The lack of care that people experience has a price that we all must share beyond the price that they pay with their lives..
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Lousiana congressman remains free on bond during appeal
6:32 PM on 11/18/2009
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A former Louisiana congressman who was sentenced to 13 years in prison on bribery charges will be allowed to remain free on bond...
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Disney's black princess historic, but for whom?
7:39 PM on 11/14/2009
NEW YORK (AP) - Holly Price Alford is over the moon about Disney's first black princess. Her 8-year-old daughter is, too, but not because the princess is black...
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Obama seeks to reassure seniors on health care
VIDEO - With a fresh sense of urgency, President Obama sought to reassure seniors Monday about health care legislation approaching a final vote in Congress...
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