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Port Allen, Louisiana is located in West Baton Rouge Parish. Zip codes in Port Allen, LA include 70767. More Port Allen information.

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Thursday | WBRZ

2nd suspect arrested in Port Allen shooting

Marvin Cobbs, Jr.,is accused of being involved in a fight at the Racetrac Store on LA 1 on May 26.

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Wed May 30, 2012

The Advocate

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The Air Liquide Speciality Chemicals plant in Port Allen is expected to reopen and resume normal operation Wednesday, according to company spokesman Mike Rosen.

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WBRZ

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-LSU Football star speaks out after arrest

Former LSU football star Norman LeJeune is speaking out following his arrest over the weekend in Port Allen.

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Tue May 29, 2012

Construction Equipment Guide

Firm to Study Toll Road Potential in West Baton Rouge Parish

West Baton Rouge Parish officials have taken what they say is an important next step in building a toll road linking La.

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WBRZ

Evacuees want plant to pay up

People evacuated during a chemical fire in West Baton Rouge Parish last week want the company who owned the storage facility where it happened to pay up.

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Mon May 28, 2012

WBRZ

Former LSU, NFL player arrested for making threats

Sheriff's deputies in West Baton Rouge arrested a former LSU and NFL player after his neighbors said he made threatening remarks after a relative was shot.

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Sun May 27, 2012

WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Person shot dead at Port Allen gas station

According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Department, two people were killed in a shooting that happened Friday afternoon.

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Thu May 24, 2012

The Advocate

Man indicted in death of Brusly student

A West Baton Rouge Parish grand jury charged a Port Allen man Thursday with second-degree murder in the May 13 fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Brusly High School student.

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Wed May 23, 2012

The Advocate

Residents allowed back after explosion

Residents living within a one-mile radius of the Air Liquide Speciality Chemicals plant were given the OK to return home, and a portion of U.S. 190 reopened Wednesday morning following Monday's explosion and chemical fire at the Port Allen site.

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WBRZ

Evacuees back home after Port Allen chemical fire

Hundreds of people are glad to be home in West Baton Rouge Parish now that La. 190 is open and the evacuation order lifted after a fire and explosion at a storage facility Monday.

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The Daily Advertiser

Evacuation lifted, US Highway 190 reopened

UL co-head coach Michael Lotief knows what his UL Ragin' Cajuns are in for when they travel to meet... PORT ALLEN, La.

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Tue May 22, 2012

The Advocate

Self-defense bill shelved by panel

Advocate staff photo by RICHARD ALAN HANNON State Rep. Roy Burrell, D-Shreveport, right, pushed legislation Tuesday that would have given prosecutors and juries the flexibility to look at cases and consider pursuit in determining whether someone was an aggressor.

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KSLA-TV Shreveport

Fire out at West Baton Rouge Parish plant

School officials for Hico Elementary School in Dubach, Louisiana in Lincoln Parish closed Tuesday because of a ruptured water line.

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WAFF-TV Huntsville

Fire still burning after plant explosion

The Huntsville Police Department announced the termination of two officers. One of the officers was involved in an incident during an arrest in October of 2011.

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WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Crews return to scene of plant fire to inspect cylinders

One person was injured, families are being evacuated and US 190 is shut down at Bueche Road between Port Allen and Erwinville due to a chemical fire.

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Mon May 21, 2012

KPLC-TV Lake Charles

Traffic stop leads to drug bust on I-10

The following is a Press Release from the Lafayette Police Department: Detectives with the Lafayette Police Department continue to search for clues which would assist them in locating Michaela "Mickey" Shunick.

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KSLA-TV Shreveport

Marshals talk man into ending 22-year-long escape

What started as a small fire in the fireplace quickly spread throughout the entire Pi Kappa Alpha house near the Louisiana Tech campus.

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WSFA-TV Montgomery

N. Ala. house fire possibly arsonist's 15th target

Sheriff Chuck Mayfield says gang activity caused the unrest at the privately-run "Adams County Correctional Center" in Natchez.

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KSLA-TV Shreveport

Alabama fan pleads not guilty to sex charges

There is new trouble for the former International Monetary Fund Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. He could soon face new charges in the alleged gang rape of a Belgian prostitute during a party at He was indicted by a French court for his role in what has been termed the "Carlton Affaire," an alleged prostitution ring in North France.

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The Advocate

Chemical fire leads to one injury, area evacuations

Advocate staff photo by Arthur D. Lauck -- Fire and explosion scene at Air Liquide on U.S. Highway 190 West near Port Allen on Monday.

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