FEMA asks federal judge for immunity from Katrina victims' lawsuits over trailer fumes (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:01:28 GMT
NEW ORLEANS - The Federal Emergency Management Agency asked a federal judge Wednesday for immunity from lawsuits over potentially dangerous fumes in government-issued trailers that have housed tens of thousands of Gulf Coast hurricane victims.
Michigan man gets life for role in murder (Battle Creek Enquirer)
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:50:40 GMT
PORT ALLEN, La. — A Michigan man agreed to a life-sentence today after pleading guilty to principal to second-degree murder in the 2006 stabbing death of a transient man in a wooded area near Port Allen, Louisiana.
Michigan man gets life for role in murder (The Flint Journal)
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:45:13 GMT
PORT ALLEN, La. (AP) — A Michigan man agreed to a life-sentence Tuesday after pleading guilty to principal to second-degree murder in the 2006 stabbing death of a transient man in a wooded area near Port Allen, Louisiana.
Alleged serial killer's trial starts (KATC 3 Lafayette)
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:48:26 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. -- An alleged serial killer's trial has started in Baton Rouge. Jurors heard opening statements Monday in the case against Sean Vincent Gillis.
Alleged serial killer's trial starts (KPLC Lake Charles)
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:41:16 GMT
Associated Press - July 21, 2008 6:34 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - An alleged serial killer's trial has started in Baton Rouge. Jurors heard opening statements Monday in the case...
Accused serial killer's second murder trial begins (WAFB Baton Rouge)
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:54:13 GMT
Accused serial killer Sean Vincent Gillis is on trial for the strangulation death of 43-year-old Donna Bennett Johnston of Baton Rouge.
Jury to be sequestered in first-degree murder case (The Advocate)
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:09:36 GMT
Published: Jul 21, 2008 - Page: 1A - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m. Serial killer suspect Sean Vincent Gillis goes on trial today in the brutal slaying of Donna Bennett Johnston of Baton Rouge, nearly four and a half years after her naked and mutilated body was found in a drainage canal south of LSU.
Jury to hear Gillis murder trial testimony Monday (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans)
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:12:05 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. -- During the final pretrial hearing for a suspected serial killer, a judge refused to block a prosecutor from showing jurors crime-scene photographs of a woman who had been strangled and mutilated.
Jury to hear Gillis murder trial testimony Monday (KATC 3 Lafayette)
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:48:17 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. -- During the final pretrial hearing for an suspected serial killer, a judge refused to block a prosecutor from showing jurors crime-scene photographs of a woman who...
Baton Rouge man indicted in death of Lafayette National Guard member (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:27:42 GMT
BATON ROUGE (AP) — The April 20 shooting death of an off-duty Louisiana National Guard member has led to the indictment of an 18-year-old Baton Rouge man.
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