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LOUISIANA
TOP STORIES:
LOUISIANA SPOTLIGHT-ANALYSIS
BATON ROUGE, La. — Just defeated for a second term by Edwin Edwards in 1983, then-Gov. Dave Treen didn't hang up his hat and leave the massive budget problems behind. Soon to be out of office, Treen sat side-by-side with Edwards in a legislative hearing, the pair pushing a proposal to plug the shortfall. Decades later, it was Treen who pushed for a commutation of Edwards' federal prison sentence on corruption charges. It was Treen showing sympathy for the man who worked to undermine Treen's term as governor, who mocked Treen as slow and who made him the butt of jokes. By Melinda Deslatte.
BOSSIER CITY FLOODING
BOSSIER CITY, La. — Officials urged residents near the Red Chute Bayou levee in Bossier City to leave their homes Sunday as water continued to spill over the top of the levee and a breach seemed possible. Emergency officials worked Saturday and Sunday to fortify weak spots in the bayou fed by the Flat River, but witnesses said water was topping the levee and sandbags in places.
OIL SPILL
NEW ORLEANS — Divers have patched a hole in a cargo ship that was leaking oil into the Gulf of Mexico near Venice and the vessel was headed up the Mississippi River to a repair facility on Sunday, authorities said. Capt. Edward Stanton said it's not yet clear exactly how much oil leaked from a 2-inch whole in the vessel Pac Alkaid, but it doesn't appear to be a major environmental concern. Stanton called the spill a medium one, which would mean a spill of more than 10,000 gallons.
LOUISIANA IN BRIEF:
LOTTERY RESULTS
BATON ROUGE, La. — There was one winning ticket sold in the Louisiana Lotto, but the Louisiana Lottery Corporation says nobody won the jackpot in multistate Powerball drawing Saturday night. The winning Louisiana Lotto ticket for $450,000 matched all six numbers drawn, 4-14-21-22-34-37. It was purchased in Claiborne Parish.
SNAPPER LIMITS
MOBILE, Ala. — Regulators say that the Gulf's red snapper population appears to be robust and growing, but the 2010 snapper limits will likely be the strictest ever, possibly one fish per day or a 30-day season.
BROTHER MURDER
MONROE, La. — A Louisiana man accused of shooting two of his brothers and another man in 2006, killing one of the siblings, is scheduled for trial Monday. Prosecutors say 39-year-old Anthony T. Reed opened fire with a pistol inside the Blue Light Cafe in October 2006.
AGING COUNCIL PROBE
MANSFIELD, La. — A Louisiana state police investigator is scheduled to meet Monday with DeSoto Parish sheriff's officials in a probe of the DeSoto Council on Aging, the organization that provides meals and services to the parish's elderly residents.
OFFICER SHOT
BATON ROUGE, La. — Authorities are investigating the shooting of a Baton Rouge police officer. The unidentified officer was shot in the leg early Sunday morning at the Mckinley High School Alumni Center and later released from a hospital.
SUSPECT DIES
BATON ROUGE, La. — An autopsy and toxicology tests have been ordered for a robbery suspect who was shot with a stun gun during a struggle with Baton Rouge police and later died.
FROM OUR MEMBER:
KATRINA ODYSSEYS
NEW ORLEANS — "Oh great muse tell me that story of Kelsi Alexander. A great hero whom everyone calls 'The Mighty Superwoman.' For she has fought all types of villains, and now she's on a journey. A journey to go back to her hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana, to save the city she grew up in." So begins the story written by five students at Greater Gentilly High School, part of an effort to teach them about the epic form — and some geography to boot. By Sarah Carr.
AP Photos LAORS201, LAORS202, LAORL203.
FIBER OPTICS-KIDS
CARENCRO, La. — High-speed fiber optic technology offers a new frontier in computing. Among the explorers: students at Carencro High School's Academy of Information Technology. "The increase in speed and quality will revolutionize everything we do in the classroom," said Elijah Parker, 17, a junior at Carencro. By Marsha Sills.
AP Photos AP Photos LAORS201, LAORS202, LAORL203.LABAT101, LABAT102.
LOVE&RACE
OPELOUSAS, La. — Two Opelousas women say their marriages — 40 years and counting — and their children's successes are proof that a Tangipahoa justice of the peace shouldn't worry about interracial marriages. Keith Bardwell created a nationwide stir in October when he refused to marry an interracial couple, saying he believed neither blacks nor whites would accept their biracial children. By Claire Taylor.
AP Photo AP Photos AP Photos LAORS201, LAORS202, LAORL203.LABAT101, LABAT102.LAOPL101.
SPORTS:
FALCONS-SAINTS
NEW ORLEANS — Sean Payton would welcome a little deja vu. About three years and one month ago, the Saints played one of the most memorable games in franchise history at home on a Monday night against the Atlanta Falcons.
MISSISSIPPI
TOP STORIES:
UNDER THE CAPITOL DOME-ANALYSIS
UNDATED — There's a midterm Mississippi judicial vacancy and you think you'd be just the guy or gal to fill the robe. With Republican Haley Barbour as governor, there are several smart ways to put yourself in contention for that spiffy political appointment. It helps, of course, to have a bright legal mind and a stellar resume. Barbour's advisory committee for judicial appointments looks for that sort of thing. If you're making big bucks — and rumor has it that some attorneys do — you might show your willingness to work for the relatively modest sum of $104,170 a year to be a chancery or circuit judge. By Emily Wagster Pettus.
MCBRIDE APPEAL
JACKSON — A Kosciusko man's appeal of his conviction for killing an Attala County catfish farmer is among dozens of cases before the state Court of Appeals during its November-December term. During the term, the Appeals Court will travel to Mississippi State University to hear arguments in two cases. The court periodically schedules oral arguments on college campuses. Judge say the program gives students and the public a chance to see a hearing and learn about court operations.
EXPLOSION-TEENS KILLED
CARNES — Autopsy results are expected Monday for two teenagers killed in a weekend explosion at an oil-holding tank in south Forrest County. Authorities say 16-year-old Devon Byrd and 18-year-old Wade White died after the explosion around 4 a.m. Saturday near White's home in Carnes.
STUDENT MURDER
STARKVILLE — A former Mississippi State University student has been sentenced to death for killing his roommate last year. Bobby Batiste was convicted of capital murder in the death of 28-year-old Andreas Galanis and sentenced to death on Saturday.
OIL SPILL
NEW ORLEANS — Divers have patched a hole in a cargo ship that was leaking oil into the Gulf of Mexico near Venice and the vessel was headed up the Mississippi River to a repair facility on Sunday, authorities said. Capt. Edward Stanton said it's not yet clear exactly how much oil leaked from a 2-inch whole in the vessel Pac Alkaid, but it doesn't appear to be a major environmental concern. Stanton called the spill a medium one, which would mean a spill of more than 10,000 gallons.
MISSISSIPPI IN BRIEF:
SNAPPER LIMITS
MOBILE, Ala. — Regulators say that the Gulf's red snapper population appears to be robust and growing, but the 2010 snapper limits will likely be the strictest ever, possibly one fish per day or a 30-day season. Charter captains say such restrictions will sink their industry, and recreational anglers say there won't be any reason to leave the dock.
PASCAGOULA BEACH
PASCAGOULA — Pascagoula officials are expected to visit a site Monday where sand is being pumped in along the Gulf of Mexico to build a new beach. Sand from the Pascagoula River began flowing through a 7-mile-long pipeline last week on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers beach-building project.
MERIDIAN MURDERS
MERIDIAN — Meridian authorities are investigation the city's third and fourth homicides of the year after two shooting deaths since Friday. It is not clear if the killings are related.
FROM OUR MEMBERS:
TYLER EDMONDS REVISITED
COLUMBUS — Freedom was almost too much to hope for a year ago for Tyler Edmonds. The West Point youth had been in jail more than four years after his arrest and conviction for the shooting death of his half-sister's husband, Joey Fulgham of Starkville. By Patsy R. Brumfield.
SCHOOL REMEMBERED
BROOKHAVEN — One of Lincoln County's numerous old country schools will soon be recognized and remembered, though the old schoolhouse has long been torn down. The site of the former Fair Oak Springs school, a consolidated school in eastern Lincoln County that operated from 1927 to 1960, will be remembered with a historical marker by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History sometime in the latter half of 2010. The marker is under development now, said Larry Butler, 67, a member of the school's Class of 1960 that spearheaded the effort to erect a market on the spot. By Adam Northam.
EVAN'S CAFE
HORN LAKE — Lawrence McGhee took a few bites and turned slowly around from the large television in front of his table to face Galvin Mah. "This is pretty good food," said the Cordova resident. By C. Richard Cotton.
MODEL MAN
VICKSBURG — While most builders dread cold, wet winter days, Jack Gillis says those are his favorite times to work on his buildings. In the last 45 or so years, he's completed almost 200 structures — houses, stores, railroad stations — whatever strikes his fancy. By Gordon Cotton.
SPORTS:
AUBURN'S BIG WIN
AUBURN, Ala. — The Auburn Tigers won't be home for the holidays. The Tigers became bowl eligible with Saturday's 33-20 win over Mississippi, improving to 6-3.
FALCONS-SAINTS
NEW ORLEANS — Sean Payton would welcome a little deja vu. About three years and one month ago, the Saints played one of the most memorable games in franchise history at home on a Monday night against the Atlanta Falcons.
BEARS-PAYTON
CHICAGO — Ten years to the day he died, the Chicago Bears will honor Walter Payton with a ceremony at halftime of Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns. There will be a video tribute. His family will gather at midfield and his wife Connie will address the crowd at Soldier Field during the ceremony for the former Jackson State University standout.
The AP.
