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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 | Updated: 5:15 p.m.
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5:15 p.m. - NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street hit levels not seen since 2003 on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average plunging below the 8,000 mark amid a dour economic outlook from the Federal Reserve and worries over the fate of Detroit's three automakers.
2:45 p.m. - NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Louisiana's Republican senator came out in opposition to a $25 billion federal bailout for domestic automakers, saying it would only delay the need for the Big Three to restructure their operations to become more competitive.
U.S. Sen. David Vitter said that if the package is approved, Congress would find itself considering more money for the industry within six months.
2:20 p.m.
Labor Dept. overhaul under way
The state's labor department is about a month behind on a massive restructuring pushed by the governor and approved by lawmakers earlier this year.
Department chief Tim Barfield says that delay was largely caused by hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
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2:12 p.m.
Supriya Jindal pushing vaccinations
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2:05 p.m.
Child can wear hair in braid
1:27 p.m.
WBRZ weather for Nov. 19
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1:20 p.m.
New Orleans awarded 2012 Final Four
12:58 p.m.
Woman dies in morning fire
12:02 p.m.
Forum 35 holding unity lecture
11:58 a.m.
Search on for EBR superintendent
11:56 a.m.
Broadmoor crafts fest this weekend
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10:45 a.m.
Judge postpones Jefferson trial
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9:45 a.m.
U.S. 90 near La. Hwy. 653 closed
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8:15 a.m.
One dead in overnight fire
7:42 a.m.
Crime victims getting reparations
7:40 a.m.
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12:05 a.m.
LSU’s Mighty Quinn
When LSU’s Quinn Johnson runs through those “H” goal posts at Tiger Stadium for the last time before Saturday’s game against Ole Miss, understand this: His career is a tale of the passage of time and about how sacrifice is a foundation for the game. Johnson, at 16 years old, committed to Nick Saban and LSU in April of 2003. That was a week before his West St. John High School teammate, LSU defensive end Tyson Jackson, pledged to the Tigers.
8:15 a.m.
One dead in overnight fire
One person is dead and one injured in an overnight fire on 78th Avenue in Baton Rouge, according to Baton Rouge Fire Department spokesman Barry Mounce. Four people lived in the home.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Louisiana's Republican senator came out in opposition to a $25 billion federal bailout for domestic automakers, saying it would only delay the need for the Big Three to restructure their operations to become more competitive.
U.S. Sen. David Vitter said that if the package is approved, Congress would find itself considering more money for the industry within six months.
LED, Louisiana’s economic development department, has hired one of the architects of Georgia Quick Start, considered the leading program in the nation for customizing worker solutions for new and expanding companies.
12:05 a.m.
Students back in burned school
GREENSBURG — St. Helena Parish Central High Principal Gary Porter signaled that it was time to start moving students from their lunchtime recess into classes around 12:40 p.m. Tuesday.
1:27 p.m.
WBRZ weather for Nov. 19
Can you expect any changes in your weather the rest of the week? WBRZ Meteorologist Dave Nussbaum has your forecast.
12:58 p.m.
Woman dies in morning fire
12:02 p.m.
Forum 35 holding unity lecture
11:58 a.m.
Search on for EBR superintendent
11:56 a.m.
Broadmoor crafts fest this weekend
7:42 a.m.
Crime victims getting reparations
2:17 p.m.
Beyonce coming a bit more 'Fierce'
NEW YORK (AP) -- With a new album and two movies on the horizon, it appears the Season of Beyonce has begun.
Then again, one could argue that it's always Beyonce season.
Two years ago, it was all about the release of her second CD, "B'Day" and her starring role in the movie "Dreamgirls." Last year, her "Irreplaceable" was up for a top Grammy and she was on a world tour.
Critics and audiences have not been good to Soul Men, a comedy starring Samuel L. Jackson and the late Bernie Mac as a pair of estranged musical partners who reunite for an Apollo Theatre tribute to their deceased lead singer.
12:05 a.m.
Sharing secrets
Someone in Baton Rouge has admitted to caring more about hair than the presidential election.
“I can burp louder than most men,” another Baton Rouge resident confessed.
Still another shared this secret: “You broke my heart so … I broke your iPod.”
The confessionals are part of a new exhibit at the LSU Union Art Gallery, “Anonymously Yours: A PostSecret Project.” The exhibit will run through Dec. 12.