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Yesterday | WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Crash involving unlicensed teen driver leaves 10-year-old dead

Authorities said a 15-year-old girl may be facing charges after driving without a license and losing control of a car in a crash that left a 10-year-old girl dead Monday afternoon.

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Mon May 20, 2013

WWL-TV New Orleans

State Police: Little girl killed in crash with unlicensed 15-year-old driver

State Police are investigating a fatal crash that killed a 10-year-old girl who was unrestrained and who was ejected from the vehicle on Highway 1054 in between Independence and Amite.

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Tue May 14, 2013

Freshnews

NTS Reports 1Q 2013 EBITDAS Increase of 24% to $3.4 Million

NTS, Inc. announces results for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Revenues from the Company's Fiber-To-The-Premises business grew 31% to $5.3 million in the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, as compared to $4.1 million for the same period in 2012.

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Tue May 07, 2013

The Times-Picayune

Atlanta woman gets 20 years in prison for killing estranged husband in Waggaman

With a Jefferson Parish jury waiting in the wings to hear testimony in her second-degree murder trial, an Atlanta woman agreed Tuesday to plead guilty to killing her estranged husband in exchange for a 20-year prison sentence.

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Fri Apr 26, 2013

The Times-Picayune

Exchange Alley: Strawberries delight at New Orleans Jazz Fest

The strawberries at the Gallo/Mark booth are dipped in chocolate at the festival every day.

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