for Nov. 6, 2009.

Week 10 of H.S. season.

for Nov. 6th 5th Quarter Show.

Many at Menard.

for Nov. 6th 5th Quarter Show.

for Nov. 6th 5th Quarter Show.

Grant Cougar band.

Many     46
Menard   39

St. Mary’s   47
Northwood   16

Peabody   27
Tioga     22

Marksville   35
Buckeye     19

NCHS   7
Byrd     51 (Thursday)

ASH   52
Grant   6   (Thursday)

Bolton       14
Pine Prairie 34

Vidalia   6
Jena     26

Bunkie     41
Avoyelles   14

Pineville       7
W. Monroe     35

Leesville     37
Huntington   34

Rosepine   28
Pickering     0

Winnfield       62
Lakeview       6

Farmerville   44
Ferriday       24

Oakdale     7
Kinder     41

Tensas   18
Block     50

LaSalle     40
Montgomery 8   (Thursday)

Sacred Heart     12
Ville Platte       41

They include a theater, restaurant and a replica of the “Stage Door Canteens” that cheered military men during the war. Vandyke, 91, was one of hundreds of World War II veterans—including 16 members of the Tuskegee Airmen and three Medal of Honor winners—on hand Friday for the official opening of the new facilities.

The new Victory Theater, Stage Door Canteen, and the American Sector restaurant make up a $60 million segment of the ultimate $300 million expansion of the museum that will continue through 2015.
   

Assistant Attorney General David Caldwell said a warrant was obtained to seize computers, hard drives and other documents after ACORN attorneys said two unidentified former employees took computers and other items when they left the organization. Caldwell said investigators will copy records and hard drives, then return them to ACORN.

He said the original allegations of embezzlement were made last year by ACORN board members who were fired after they asked for a forensic examination of the group’s books. ACORN fired the longtime director of its Louisiana chapter last month, citing a lack of accountability.

Lt. James Broussard said officers responded to three separate burglar alarms at Bethany World Prayer Center on Wednesday, but found no one on the premises and no forced entry to the church after the first two alarms sounded. On the third alarm, Broussard said police learned that a Bethany staff member had encountered a man on the church grounds earlier, and officers found 22-year-old Darrious Adams during a search of the outer perimeter of the church property.

Adams was booked with simple burglary of a religious institution, simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling and as a fugitive from another agency.

The shooting left at least 13 people dead and dozens more wounded.

Investigators say that shooter was Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a 39-year old Army psychiatrist recently promoted from Captain and transferred to the Texas post just four months ago.

Base commanders say they had no problems with Major Hasan before his shooting rampage.

Investigators say the horrific attack could have been much worse if not for the actions of civilian police officers who responded.

Officials say perhaps no one did that better than police officer Kimberly Munley.

“Officer Munley showed up, and initial indications are, very quickly met and had a confrontation with him,” said Colonel John Rossi.  “Both exchanged fire and both were wounded in that exchange.”

She is in stable condition following overnight surgery.

Today has been designated as a day of mourning at Fort Hood.

Officials are still notifying next of kin of those killed and injured and also working to help survivors on the Army post deal with the mental scars from the attack.

Ironically it’s a mission that would have been assigned to the soldier inflicting the pain so many are being forced to deal with here.

O blood donors are universal donors and their blood is most often used during traumas.  Therefore, it is often in short supply.  Type O donors make up about 45% of the population.  O negative donors make up about 7% of the population.

If you are blood type O, you are a universal donor.  We encourage all universal donors that are eligible to give blood to give now and often. Please contact your local LifeShare Blood Centers at (318) 445-7439 or visit http://www.lifeshare.org and schedule your blood donation request online.

Potential donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds, feel well and healthy at the time of donation, and eat a well-balanced meal with increased fluid intake prior to donation,  know the names and doses of any medications taken, and the reasons for taking the medications. Identification must be presented at the time of donation.

The Boys Next Door” is set in a communal residence in a New England city, where four mentally handicapped men live under the supervision of an earnest, but increasingly “burned out” young social worker named Jack. Mingled with scenes from the daily lives of these four, where “little things” sometimes become momentous (and often very funny), are moments of great poignancy when, with touching effectiveness, we are reminded that the handicapped, like the rest of us, want only to love and laugh and find some meaning and purpose in the brief time that they are allotted on this earth.

The all Louisiana College cast for “The Boys Next Door” includes: Kris Prestridge as Jack; Cameron Weatherford as Arnold Wiggins; Brad Duffy as Lucien P. Smith; Michael Canella as Norman Bulansky; John Willie as Barry Klemper; Jessica Galloway as Sheila; Mason Hess as Mr. Hedges, Mr. Corbin, and Senator Clark; Mary Evelyn Dirks as Mrs. Fremus, Mrs.Warren and Clara; and Dr. David Sharp as Mr. Klemper. 

Tickets are $12-general admission and may be reserved by calling 318-487-7227. 

for Nov. 5, 2009.

The proposal by Louisiana Republican Senator David Vitter was aimed at excluding immigrants from the population totals that are used to figure the number of congressional representatives for each state. Critics said Vitter’s plan would discourage immigrants from responding to the census and would be hugely expensive.

They also said that it’s long been settled law that the apportionment of congressional seats is determined by the number of people living in each state, regardless of whether they are citizens. A separate survey already collects the data. The plan fell after a 60-to-39 procedural vote made it ineligible for attachment to a bill funding the census.

Under existing rules, high school students have to pass the Graduation Exit Exam and meet other course requirements to earn a high school diploma. But that system, which won praise for narrowing the achievement gap, is about to be scrapped in favor of end-of-course tests. Those exams are designed to make sure students master basic skills in key subjects.

About one in three ninth-graders failed the Algebra I end-of-course test in a trial run in May and December. One in four 10th-graders missed the mark on English 2. However, state educators say they are confident the results will improve when students have to pass those and other tests to get a high school diploma.

The film, which includes “4-D” elements such shaking seats, opens to the public on Friday and will be shown exclusively at the museum’s new Victory Theater. The theater is part of the museum’s $300 million expansion project that will continue through 2015. Clarkson and Cromwell were among more than a dozen celebrities who lent their voices to the documentary: Clarkson as the voice of Marguerite Higgins, a New York Herald Tribune correspondent, and Cromwell as the voices of Maj. Gen. Alexander Archer Vandegrift and Fleet Adm. William Halsey.

Also opening Friday are a new canteen that will showcase musical revues inspired by USO-style productions and a restaurant that will be overseen by chef John Besh.

Pink-Out Day was a free-dress day sponsored by Christus Cabrini. The idea came from Ashley Clarke, an ASH senior.  Her mother is a 7 year Cancer survivor, and she felt compelled to share her knowledge on the disease to her fellow classmates.  All of the students who wore pink donated one dollar to the Christus Pink Ribbon Club.

This is the most successful free-dress day fundraiser for ASH so far, with almost $600 dollars raised. Later this school year, Ashley plans on organizing a marathon team to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation.  Here are highlights from the event, and interviews from Ashley and Angie Roberts of the Christus Cancer Center. 

    IN CITY HALL ON TUESDAY, COUNCILMEN APRROVED THE RENAMING OF THE ALEXANDRIA TEEN ACTIVITY CENTER.
    THE BUILDING IS ON CASSIN STREET NEAR THE HIGHWAY ON-RAMPS.  IT’S A PLACE FOR AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND TUTORING AND SUMMER PROGRAMS WHEN THE KIDS ARE OFF.
    JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY, ON MAIN STREET DAVID EGGINS DIED IN THIS HOUSE FIRE 3 YEARS AGO.
    THE STORY GOES DAVID AND SOME FRIENDS WERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN LOWER THIRD AND SAW THE SITUATION UNFOLDING AT 2706 MAIN STREET- DAVID IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO ACTION, TRIED TO BUST THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR TO RESCUE SENIOR CITIZENS EDNA CARR AND ANNIE GEODD, BUT DAVID HIMSELF WAS OVERCOME BY THE SMOKE AND FLAMES.
 
    AT DAVIDS HOUSE, WALKING DISTANCE FROM THE LOT WHERE THE TWO WOMEN AND DAVID DIED, DAVID’S RELATIVES LAUGH AND ENJOY THE SUNLIGHT FRONT PORCH- LIFE GOES ON FOR THIS FAMILY, BUT EVERY DAY THOUGHTS OF A THE YOUNG MAN.

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Carolyn Rhodes and Brittany Thomas live four blocks from each other on Murray Hill Street.

Both women said their teacup Yorkshire Terriers were stolen in break-ins that occurred within two days of each other.

Both women put up reward fliers.

Thomas said a couple returned her dog, Madison, after the bought it from a man who was selling it at an area gas station.

“He said, ‘I have a dog for sale.’ And his girlfriend wanted a Yorkie, been wanting one for the longest, and he just bought the dog for $400,” Thomas said.

The couple recognized the dog from the flier and gave it back to Thomas.

But Rhodes’ dog is still missing.

“It’s been very hard since he’s gone,” she said. “Because I know he’s scared. He was just part of the family.”

Rhodes said nothing else was taken during her the break-in besides her dog.

She said the breed costs about $800.