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Woman killed as two gunned down in Marrero

A double shooting in Marrero on Tuesday night left an 18-year old woman dead and a man injured, but the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is still trying to develop a motive and suspects in the incident.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

Times-Picayune

Jefferson judge lobbies for job

Judge Joan Benge made a last pitch to retain her seat in the 24th Judicial District to the state Supreme Court on Friday, urging justices to review critical information they overlooked in deciding to oust her from office.

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WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

Jefferson Parish official retires amid federal probe

Tim Whitmer, Jefferson Parish's embattled chief administrative officer, announced his retirement Wednesday as federal investigators began subpoenaing records of his private company's insurance work with government agencies.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

NOLA.com

Fire heavily damages Old Jefferson home, no one hurt

A fire extensively damaged a house at 9 San Carlos Ave. in Old Jefferson on Thursday, displacing two people, said George Rigamer, spokesman for the East Bank Consolidated Fire Department.

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Times-Picayune

Authorities searching for suspect in armed robbery of Old Jefferson drug store

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating the armed robbery of an Old Jefferson drug store which occurred this afternoon.

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Times-Picayune

What others are saying about William Jefferson, MR-GO rulings

Former Democratic Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson, second from left, is surrounded by reporters as he enters U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

WWL-TV New Orleans

2 JPSO correctional officers arrested

JEFFERSON, La. Two Jefferson Parish correctional officers were arrested in separate incidents, according to sheriff's office spokesman Col.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

NOLA.com

Jefferson Parish bus fare proposal meets opposition from riders

Raising public bus fares during an economic downturn exasperates the hardships on those struggling the most, several Jefferson Parish residents said Tuesday night at a public hearing on planned fare increases of 40 cents to $1. "I'm a single parent, and I'm barely making it now," said Emily Hart, who rides the bus from her Marrero home to her job ...

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

Times-Picayune

Jefferson Parish's Tim Whitmer must decide between public and private roles: An editorial

Jefferson Parish Chief Administrative Officer Tim Whitmer has to make a choice. He can be the top aide to Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard and use his abilities and political contacts to run the government's operations and to watch out for the best interests of parish residents.

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Louisiana Weekly

Jefferson gets 13 years

Friday the 13th lived up to its reputation as former U.S. Congressman William Jefferson was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

WWL-TV New Orleans

Jefferson's former constiuents react to his sentencing

Louisiana residents had mixed reactions about former Congressman William Jefferson's 13-year sentence handed down Friday in federal court in Virginia.

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Washington Times

Allison Shelley/the Washington Times Reckoning: Former Rep. William Jefferson, Louisiana Democrat, a

ALLISON SHELLEY/THE WASHINGTON TIMES RECKONING: Former Rep. William Jefferson, Louisiana Democrat, and his wife, Andrea, walk to the federal courthouse in Alexandria on Friday to hear sentencing for his corruption conviction.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

Times-Picayune

Jefferson Parish officials caught at the trough: Drew Broach

Jefferson Parish was still under an official state of emergency in October 2005, and Tim Whitmer was a very busy man.

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WWL-AM New Orleans

Analyst: Jefferson to likely get more than 10 years in prison

A federal judge in Virginia today will sentence William Jefferson, former member of Congress from New Orleans, for Jefferson's role in a fraud and racketeering scheme.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

William Jefferson Sentenced

A former Louisiana congressman has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for using his influence to broker business deals in Africa.

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Times-Picayune

Arrest made in Old Jefferson car burglaries

Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with a rash of vehicle burglaries in Old Jefferson.

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NOLA.com

In Jefferson Parish, a tolerance for sleaze: James Gill

Let's quit fooling ourselves. In a wild and remote region, where corruption has always been the norm, reform is not going to happen any time soon.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

Times-Picayune

William Jefferson can expect long prison sentence -- but not 27 years, experts say

William Jefferson is facing a lengthy prison sentence from U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III on Friday, legal experts say, but probably not the 27 to 33 years recommended by prosecutors.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

Times-Picayune

East Jefferson Police Reports

These incidents were reported to law enforcement authorities. ARRESTS Westley Crosslands, 27, 501 Phosphor Ave., Metairie, was arrested Oct.

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WWL-TV New Orleans

Gun battle resulted in shots that killed little girl in her sleep

Shots being exchanged by people in two different vehicles resulted in an errant bullet entering an apartment building killing 7-year-old Paige Dejean as she slept in her family's living room with a cousin early Sunday, Sheriff Newell Normand said Wednesday.

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