Louisiana Crime

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• June Book Fair showcases new look

  Tuesday | via News-Star 

  Just in time for lazy days of Summer reading, the upcoming June Book Fair will showcase a new look, thanks to a much needed reorganization by Monroe Symphony League volunteers.

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• Americana plays big at Cannes

  Wednesday May 23 | via Star Tribune 

  Increasingly reliant on global audiences for box office success, many Hollywood studios are muting elements that might be considered too American.

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  Related Topix: Arts, Cinema, Movies, Entertainment, Louisiana, MO, Australia, The Tree of Life

• Louisiana bondsmen engage in shootout

  Tuesday May 22 | via NWAonline 

  The bondsmen found the suspect near Buffalo Grill on Bowman Road around 5:28 p.m., Sgt.

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• Movies with distinctly American themes abound at Can...

  Tuesday May 22 | via The Miami Herald 

  Increasingly reliant on global audiences for box office success, many Hollywood studios are muting elements that might be considered too American.

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  Related Topix: Arts, Cinema, Movies, Entertainment, Virginia

• Cannes 2012: Auteurs take a shine to Americana

  Monday May 21 | via Los Angeles Times 

  CANNES, France - Increasingly reliant on global audiences for box office success, many Hollywood studios are muting elements that might be considered too American.

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• The Mississippi, Mekong juxtaposed

  Sunday May 20 | via VietNam News 

  It is scheduled to air on VTC 14 on May 20. Director Lai Trong Tinh speaks with Viet Nam News's My Ha about his experiences during filmmaking.

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• Lace up your sneakers for Gretna's Bridgeman104 Duat...

  Thursday May 10 | via NOLA.com 

  Well-known for its hospitality, Gretna will be host city for the Bridgeman104 Duathlon on June 10.

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• Coast Guard steps up inspections of towboats

  Wednesday May 9 | via KMPH-TV Fresno 

  A new Russian-made civilian plane carrying 46 people lost contact with air controllers in Indonesia while flying over mountains Wednesday in a demonstration flight for potential buyers and journalists, officials said.

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  Related Topix: Journalism, New Orleans, LA, Boat Disaster

• Report: Woman jumps from Mississippi River bridge

  Tuesday May 8 | via KSLA-TV Shreveport 

  Louisiana legislators are once again considering a law that would require some of those on welfare to be drug tested.

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  Related Topix: Shreveport, LA, Baton Rouge, LA

• Settlement reached in Louisiana, Mo. high-speed chase

  Tuesday May 8 | via KHQA-TV Quincy 

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• Abandoned pet cemetery has eerie, murderous past

  Sunday May 6 | via The Times-Picayune 

  At high noon on March 22, 1845, plantation owner Phillipe Toca and his adversary Gilbert Leonard faced off in a duel on a plot of land in what is now St.

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  Related Topix: Violent Crime, Poydras, LA, St. Bernard, LA