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Finding Your Inner Artist
Leaving the workplace behind can help spark new talents—and new careers
There's nothing like the daily grind of work to stifle the artist that lurks within us. It's hard to tap into your creative side when you're worried about meeting deadlines, making a sale or drumming up new business. But step away from the day-to-day routines, and you never know what you'll find.
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Take Ed Walsh, age 61, who thought of himself as a creative teacher but after retiring discovered a deeper, more personal level of expression and satisfaction in painting. Or Judy Greenberg, 65, whose rediscovery of her love for making art has not only brought new excitement and purpose into her life but also helped her family deal with the death of one of her sons.
Many people who take up artistic pursuits after retiring from their primary careers talk about rediscovering feelings they haven't experienced in years—or finding something inside themselves that they never knew existed. Their newfound avocations often evoke an interest they explored in their youth but then put aside as the responsibilities of work and family intruded. Their rekindled passions may or may not provide much of a living, but they do bring feelings of achievement—and an opportunity to create a legacy.
"People often set interests or opportunities aside on the way out the door to pay the mortgage," says William Winn, a psychologist with New Directions Inc., a Boston firm that counsels retiring executives. In later life, though, "they may have more flexibility and freedom to pursue something artistic from their past, and to see it as more of a possibility than as fantasy."
Here are the stories of several fledgling artists—including a songwriter, painter and printmaker—who were inspired to reconnect with talent stifled long ago or to dig deep and start from scratch.
Bud Tower: Stock Analyst Turned Songwriter
After Bud Tower received a big bonus in 1998 as research director for a New Orleans investment bank, he scaled down to part-time consulting and scaled up his love of music.
The wake-up call came several years before he left his job, when a colleague died of a heart attack at his desk during the weekend. Heart problems run in Mr. Tower's family. "I thought, 'I'm going to die at my desk if I stay here,' " he recalls.
"I felt like life was passing me by and there was something else that I was born to do," he says. "I had a sense of, 'Is this all there is?' And I think that's a common denominator among professionals in their late 40s and 50s. Every year I would work hard, make my bonus, put it in the bank, and I was back at zero and had to start over."
Mr. Tower played the guitar and could sing, so he started to try his hand at writing songs while still doing some part-time consulting. From 1998 until 2003, he made regular trips to Nashville, Tenn., simply trying to learn how song writing worked. For inspiration and technical help, he joined the Nashville Songwriters Association International, and took classes and workshops.
"The thing I have always [gained] from those workshops…is not just craft, but inspiration," he says. "You're moved by the beauty of the songs you hear, and it makes you want to create."
He also read biographies about successful songwriters, including Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson, and recommends that anyone trying to break into the business should read two books: "The Craft of Lyric Writing" by Sheila Davis and "Tunesmith" by Jimmy Webb.
In 2003, he moved to Nashville, in calamitous fashion: The moving truck broke down just outside New Orleans during Mardi Gras, and Mr. Tower spent the first night in his Nashville apartment sleeping on the floor, with no electricity. He then broke the shower knob first thing the next morning.
He stuck it out for several years before moving back to the Big Easy, and his persistence was gradually rewarded. A song he wrote in 2001, titled "We Are America" (after he observed a tollbooth worker in Colorado helping a dog), found its way onto a country-music station in New York and helped Mr. Tower raise $1,000 for the city's firefighters. More recently, two songs he co-wrote have hit the big time: "Red, White and Pink-Slip Blues," sung by Hank Williams Jr., reached No. 43 on the country singles chart, and "God and Guns" is the title track on Lynyrd Skynyrd's latest album.
These days, Mr. Tower, age 58, typically is out of bed by about 5:30 a.m., when he begins jotting lyric ideas in a 300-page "hook book." But he spends much of his time with other artists—and he credits such collaboration with saving his life. In 2005, he had a heart attack while composing on a Saturday morning with two friends. "If I had kept being a stock analyst, I would have keeled over at my desk that day alone," he says. Instead, he has ended up showcasing his music "pretty much everyplace in Nashville, except the Opry."
"They say this about Nashville—you move there to play music or write, and you build a life through a circle of friends. I'm a happier person than I ever would have been if I had stayed in the corporate world," Mr. Tower says. "I just didn't want to go through life without the answer to this question of whether this is what I was put on Earth to do. I got my answer: Yeah, I'm good at this."
Ed Walsh: Teacher Turned Painter
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Ed Walsh spent 33 years teaching high-school humanities in Brockton, Mass. His only brush with art had been in college, where he first majored in architecture. But he had quickly switched gears after realizing he was more interested in street protests, politics and history than in design studios. "I wasn't even one of these people who doodles," he says. "I went to a Jesuit high school. You didn't have anything like art or music. You had Latin."
But he had long collected art glass, so when he was nearing retirement, Mr. Walsh signed up for some glass-blowing classes. "I just wanted to experience it and see what other artists had gone through to make this beautiful glass," he says. "It was a slow process, because it's so technical. But it kind of cracked the door open."
Three years ago, when Mr. Walsh left teaching at age 58, he decided to take a painting class. He credits his surroundings in part for his newfound curiosity about painting: He had long spent his summers in Provincetown, Mass., with his partner, enjoying its vibrant arts community.
Unlike his glass-blowing experience, where he felt a delay between creating a vase and realizing it "looked pretty decent, and I did it," the emotions he experienced while painting "were much more immediate and much more personal," he says.
"With the glass blowing, I was doing it to learn the technique and see how others were doing it. But with the painting, it was strictly for me," Mr. Walsh says. "So when I first did something and received positive feedback in the class, I felt a sense of wonderment—I did things I liked, and others liked, too."
As a teacher, he used "nonstop creativity…always asking, 'How could I use this in the classroom?' But I was the vehicle to help kids learn and understand and appreciate things," he says. With painting, "it was much more personal. This is something by me, for me." When he started at it, "there was no expectation…that this was going to be for anyone else. This was strictly going to be my own experience and the satisfaction of creating something. It was just me and the canvas."
Gradually, painting became a favorite hobby. With teaching, he had lived in a regimented way, "by bells," he says. "But with painting, you set your own pace. When I'm working with a painting, it's taking me somewhere. I see later, when I examine the painting, my moods."
While teaching provided interaction with students, painting is "an interaction with you and your creation," he says. "I think it's a much more personal, much deeper satisfaction. There have been times when I stand back and just stare at a painting for five or 10 minutes. I'm just taking it in."
Mr. Walsh has also noticed that "people have reacted to me differently since I've been doing this. Part of it is the process you go through in retirement, but I think it goes beyond that," he says. "I'm not just more relaxed, I seem pleasantly intense—but not worried."
Things got even better for Mr. Walsh in 2008, when a friend who owned a local gallery offered him a part-time job and asked him to show his work as an emerging artist. The first painting he sold, a still life of champagne bottles titled "Three Bruts," went for about $400. "I was speechless," he says. "To think that someone would look at your work and be willing to pay anything to have it in their home…is a real thrill."
Earlier this year, Mr. Walsh realized he's no longer introduced at the gallery as an "emerging" artist. "It was like a validation of what I'm doing, and that people are seeing something in the paintings that I saw, and possibly something different," he says. "And they're getting satisfaction and enjoyment out of something I created. It's a wonderful feeling."
Judy Greenberg: Clothing Rep Turned Collage Artist
Judy Greenberg studied art in college and graduate school, but she married soon afterward, had two children and found that "art was not an itch that needed to be scratched at that time." Instead, she and her husband started a business as sales representatives for children's clothing manufacturers.
But she was pulled back into art in 1999, when her son Ben died from a brain tumor. "He made me realize that art making really was a priority," Mrs. Greenberg says. She recalls that, shortly before Ben died, he urged her to embrace his own enthusiasm for life, telling her: "It's time to get back to your artwork."
Honoring her son's request, she took a class in monoprinting, a medium that was new to her. The process involves applying ink or paint to plexiglass to create an image, then transferring it to paper through a press. "The attraction of monoprinting was that I had the freedom to paint on the plate, but there was this accidental element that you get when you do the printing," she says. "You can't predict it."
Soon after, Mrs. Greenberg began opening paint tubes she hadn't touched in 30 years. "I had feelings I never thought I'd experience again," she says. Working with the paints "made me realize I hadn't completely died along with Ben. There was still something that sparked.… I became very excited about the possibilities and saw it as a new beginning."
This year, when she turned 65, she hired a friend to replace her at the clothing business so she could turn to her art full time. She specializes in collages. Up close, the images look complicated, composed of many pieces. But from several steps back, they reveal large, simple designs.
A favorite theme involves nature and renewal—how plants persistently find a way to grow, even between cracks in the sidewalk. "The whole experience of Ben is in all of these pieces," she says. "I'm trying to incorporate his passion for living." To that end, her husband and younger son have been "incredibly supportive," she says.
"We were all worried about how Ben's death would affect each of us," Mrs. Greenberg says. "I think seeing me excited about doing artwork was reassuring to them." She says her husband recently reminded her that "when we first met, I was totally involved in art making. It's become very important for him to see me productive again in this way."
To explain her nature themes, she tells the story of "riding on a camp bus, looking out the window, and seeing this plant that was folded over. It had created its own little world in there. And I wondered if I was the only person who noticed that. Life is a series of these fleeting moments. To create one of these fleeting moments [in a collage] is a huge privilege," she says.
To give herself a "larger palette," Mrs. Greenberg studies different types of printmaking and painting. She uses layers of her handmade prints and oil paint to produce her art, typically spending at least a week on each piece.
She sells her pieces in solo and group shows for $500 to $3,000, along with prints and "art cards"— small images that can be framed or used as note cards. Her cards sell for $4, and the prints range from $95 to $350, depending on size. A 10-page spread of her work was published in the Artist's Magazine in January.
"I think I can help people see things in other ways, and that's a reason for me to do this, beyond just the act of doing it," Mrs. Greenberg says. "At my age, we all want to leave our mark in some way."
James Hime: Lawyer Turned Mystery Writer
James Hime, now 56, left his law firm in 1996, moving to Houston from New York to take a less-demanding job raising money for an office-development firm. Two years later, he wrote a seven-page short story about a struggling rancher whose daughter was dying of cancer.
"I knew I was opening up this opportunity to create characters for 45 minutes a day," he says. "If I'd stayed at the law firm, that time could have been $300 in the firm's pocket. It felt like I was betraying the mission of increasing the firm's overall profitability when I thought about writing for myself. That feeling stifled me. Once I was free from it, got into a new position and made sure I was making a contribution, then I felt my time was my own. I could test this thing I always wanted to test."
Mr. Hime had been interested in writing fiction since eighth grade, when he got hooked on Sherlock Holmes tales. In 1992, he felt the urge return after reading Cormac McCarthy's "All the Pretty Horses." "I realized I was never going to be happy with myself unless I acted on this long-burning desire to be a writer. But the problem was getting up the courage to do it," he says.
"I had to either try this or live with the consequences of knowing I flaked out. That was hard, and it took a long time," he says.
Once Mr. Hime had banged out his first story, he was unsure about his next step. So, he took his wife's suggestion and enrolled in a mystery-writing class at Rice University. Each week, students had to turn in seven pages of plot development. To enrich his story, he transformed his rancher into a retired Texas Ranger and the rancher's daughter into the last person to see a murder victim alive. Before long, he had written 65,000 words that became the basis of his first manuscript, "The Night of the Dance."
"The moment of greatest achievement was when I wrote it all the way to the end," he says, confessing that it's the one time he smoked a cigar to celebrate completing a manuscript.
But the moment was short-lived. A lawyer friend read a copy and told Mr. Hime it had all the excitement of a legal memo. Taking the critique to heart, he spent six months reading fiction by Mr. McCarthy, Larry McMurtry, Elmore Leonard and others, studying "the rules they kept and the rules they broke," he says. Next, he rewrote "Dance," then took a hiatus to start an Internet company that quickly went bust.
At that point, he found an agent willing to pitch his book, only to get a dozen rejection letters complaining that "the writing is too leisurely, the setup is too long, the killer is too predictable, and the ending is too abrupt," Mr. Hime recalls. Again, he rewrote the book—and three weeks later had a deal with St. Martin's Press.
Now, Mr. Hime has had three books in the same series published, has another ready to go and has written four books that haven't sold. Perhaps most important, he writes steadily: about 500 words a day.
"When you're writing, you don't know if it's going to sell or not sell," Mr. Hime says. "You get to the point where you do it because it's what writers do, and you've got to get it out."
Ed Gillow: Engineer Turned Actor
After 27 years as an engineering manager and consultant, Ed Gillow told his wife he was quitting his job to take up acting.
This from an Arkansas native who had never auditioned for so much as a school play. But his motivation, he says, was simple: He was living in Orange County, Calif., not far from Hollywood, and realized he no longer enjoyed getting up to go to work every day. At the same time, it also dawned on him that, for years, he had been "playing a role" when he went to work every day, acting like he enjoyed it more than he really did.
Mr. Gillow, then 52, got his start as an extra on TV shows, including "ER" and "The West Wing." Occasionally, he would get a line or two of dialogue—moments he enjoyed so much that he decided to quit work as a so-called background actor and learn how to audition for full-fledged speaking roles.
He began studying the Meisner acting technique, learning "to be in the moment," feeding off other actors and the scene they are in together, rather than reciting lines by rote. He also landed an agent while interning in a casting agency's TV-commercial department.
Finally, after several years of auditions, rejections and gradually expanding parts, Mr. Gillow found himself one day working, albeit briefly, opposite Al Pacino. "You realize, 'I'm not sitting on my couch anymore watching this guy in a movie. I'm working with him.' That's the cool part of this business."
Now 62, Mr. Gillow says he's finding it tougher to land mainstream roles, so he's spending more time auditioning for meatier parts in smaller films and has found some success there. He also bicycles and lifts weights to keep in shape for the more physical roles.
"When you can jump on a horse or throw punches to make it look like an actual fight, they like you a lot more," he says.
David J. Murray: Software Executive Turned Photographer
As a Silicon Valley software engineer and executive for three decades, David J. Murray was fascinated with the field of image processing. And in his last job, as an interim chief executive in California while commuting from his home in New Castle, N.H., he learned about "high dynamic range imaging," or HDRI, a special type of digital photography.
The technique gives the photographer more command of light by combining five to nine photos of the same subject into one image. The result: a photo that looks more like what the human eye would see. When Mr. Murray retired two years ago, photography, including HDRI, became his favorite pastime.
"It takes care and patience and a tripod," he says. "There's nothing worse than taking nine exposures of a bad picture." But the results include dramatic pictures of landscapes exploding with color—images that Mr. Murray is frequently told belong in National Geographic magazine. (He posts them at cleareyephoto.com.)
Soon, he started looking for ways to turn his interest into something more. "A friend of mine had paid someone to get headshots done, and they were awful," says Mr. Murray, who is 57. "I said, 'How about I try, and you don't pay me unless you like the results?' I think she paid me $100."
So far, he hasn't replaced his Silicon Valley income. "But I do get paid for my photography. I am getting requests all the time," he says. His clients have included several New Hampshire arts groups, advertising agencies and corporate executives. For the Music Hall in Portsmouth, N.H., he recently snapped photos of a series of "world-class performers," including violinist Joshua Bell and jazz great Herbie Hancock.
In the age of digital cameras, when many people can take passable pictures and avoid hiring a professional, Mr. Murray is working hard to distinguish himself. One mistake he won't repeat: shooting a performance at no charge, hoping that the performers will buy prints. He found that they enjoyed looking at the proofs online—and were satisfied with copying the low-resolution digital versions they found there.
Libby and Jim Mijanovich: Scientists Turned Textile Artists
In 1998, Libby and Jim Mijanovich suddenly found themselves with the chance to switch gears when Mr. Mijanovich retired as a pathologist; Ms. Mijanovich had already put her career in computer science on hold to raise children.
While living in Columbus, N.C., they became intrigued by a friend's woodworking business. He invited them to a wholesale show in Philadelphia, where Ms. Mijanovich was drawn to a woman turning secondhand sweaters into pillows and blankets. "I was caught by that aspect of recycling. It's one of our passions; we live in a passive-solar home," she says.
Although she loves textiles, Ms. Mijanovich, who is now 52, wasn't interested in sewing clothes. So she started researching quilting with vintage fabric, and Mr. Mijanovich, now 58, began collecting cotton shirts from Goodwill stores. "I don't know how long we spent picking out fabrics, cutting out squares, rearranging them and deciding where they were going to go," Ms. Mijanovich says. "All this was to make a queen-size quilt."
The couple assembled their design on a wall, and then she sewed the pieces together. That process, which they continue to use, is basically the opposite of traditional quilting, where one starts with a pattern in mind.
Next, they applied to show their finished wall hangings at outdoor shows, starting a few weeks after Sept. 11, 2001, a tough time for the market. No one bought a piece of their "fiber art" for almost a year. Finally, the following July, they sold several works in Ann Arbor, Mich. Fellow artisans advised them to raise their prices—some of their wall hangings now sell for more than $20,000—and to refer to their raw material as "vintage" rather than "recycled."
In 2005, at the same Philadelphia show that sparked their move into fiber art, the Mijanoviches won an award for their work, much of which looks like abstract impressionist paintings with waves of color. They are now able to be choosier, showing their work mainly at juried exhibitions, indoor shows and galleries. They also seek commissions to create larger pieces for businesses and private collectors.
Says Ms. Mijanovich: "You've got to be just as creative about getting your work out there as you are about creating it."
Ms. Greene is a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal in New York. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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GRAND RAPIDS – ArtPrize 2011 has less than seven hours to go in first-round voting to pick the 10 finalists in the $450,000 competition.
Heading into the final hours of the popular vote, the top 25 vote getters in each of ArtPrize's downtown neighborhoods are spread across six or more venues in four of the five neighborhoods.
Some 28 venues in all this morning had at least one entry in its neighborhood's top 25, totaling 125 all together.
The Grand Rapids Public Museum had more entries than any other venue in its neighborhood's top 25 with 15 entries.
Of the seven downtown exhibition centers, only Grand Valley State University did not have a work of art among its neighborhood's top 25 in the competition for the $250,000 first-place prize. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, the eighth exhibition center, is not part of any neighborhood. Its top 5 vote getters can be seen online at ArtPrize's website.
In all, the seven downtown exhibition centers were hosting just 51 artists of the 125 leading in each neighborhood's vote this morning.
Among venues apart from exhibition centers, some of the spots with the greatest number of potential finalists include The B.O.B. in Center City, First (Park) Street Church in Hillside, and City Arts Gallery and Monroe Community Church in Monroe North/Belknap.
In the Center City Neighborhood, which has the most artists by far, nine of the entries in the Grand Rapids Art Museum were among the top 25, followed by seven at The B.O.B.
In Heartside Neighborhood, with the most venues, with 56 in all, eight art entries each in Cathedral Square and Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts were on the list of leaders.
In Hillside Neighborhood, Women's City Club had six artists among its top 25, followed by St. Cecilia Music Center and First (Park) Street Church with five each.
In Monroe North/Belknap, the neighborhood with the least number of venues at 10, some 20 of its top 25 in the vote count could be found in City Art Gallery or Monroe Community Church. Both had 10 entries among the top 25.
In Westside Neighborhood, the Grand Rapids Public Museum with 15 and the Gerald R. Ford Museum with nine entries dominated with 24 of its neighborhood's top 25.
All first-round voting, whether cast online, with mobile phone apps or by SMS text messages, ends at 4 p.m. today. The top 10 finalists will be announced at 6 p.m. today in Rosa Parks Circle.
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I'd send you a bottle for the irony of wearing it if you were into such sparklies.
Removing it to replace it with a chartreuse cream base with a lime/gold glitter over the top for Grinch Green toe nails over the holidays though.
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BRIDGETON -- Closing testimony is expected tomorrow in the trial of William Boston, a 27-year-old Vineland man charged in connection with the homicide of his 52-year-old neighbor at the Chestnut Square Apartment complex.
The victim, Ruth Walker, was stabbed and strangled to death on July 30, 2002, with Boston and another man, 28-year-old Thomas Nevius, charged with murder in connection with the crime.
Over the last four weeks, the prosecution's case has rested heavily on statements Boston made to detectives investigating Walker's death, which prosecutors believe was the result of a burglary which turned violent after the homeowner came home and caught the intruders in her residence.
In many of those statements, Boston places himself at the scene of the crime.
Prosecutors argued that the details the Vineland man provided to police concerning the homicide could only have been obtained if he had witnessed it.
However, the defense countered by calling to the stand doctors who stated Boston suffers from mental disabilities which makes those statements unreliable.
This afternoon was no different, as Dr. Robert Latimer, a psychiatrist, took the stand.
Latimer, on Wednesday, told jurors that based on some of the reports from psychologists who tested Boston, the murder suspect suffered from mild mental retardation and other ailments.
The prosecution has argued those reports are inconsistent.
"(Boston) was exposed to alcohol and drugs when his mother was pregnant with him," Latimer remarked.
On cross-examination Thursday, First Assistant Prosecutor Ken Pagliughi criticized Latimer for not asking his consulting psychologists to test Boston using the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scale (GSS).
The GSS is a test that tries to measure how susceptible a person is to coercive interrogation.
Latimer explained the GSS has not been accepted as a standard test of psychiatric practice.
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That may be Latimer's opinion, Pagliughi replied, but has the GSS ever been accepted by courts in the state of New Jersey?
The question was left unanswered, as Boston's defense objected to it.
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The motion will be argued Thursday morning, after which Latimer and several more witnesses will wrap up their testimony.
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Dear Liz,
What can you do or say when people you need to stay in a relationship with say "dumb" or annoying things or insist on giving unsolicited advice? One is family, another is a work colleague.
Mr. Polite (although annoyed)
Dear "Mr.Polite,"
Good for you for trying. There are a few phrases I recommend in such instances. To be effective you need to practice them until you can be sincere or at least neutral when delivering them.
These include:
"You could be right." "I see what you are saying." "Hmm, I need to give that some thought."
"I appreciate that thought. (Idea.)"
It is always wise to choose your battles, and it is usually a waste of time and energy to convince a stubborn (or otherwise difficult) person to accept your point of view. What's that saying? "What's wrong with teaching a pig to sing? It doesn't work and it annoys the pig."
Dear Liz,
I am going to sound spoiled, but I just do not like the Valentine's necklace my husband gave me.
I know he spent a fair amount of money on it, but it is not me, if you know what I mean. How can I handle this without hurting his feelings?
Dear "Disappointed,"
This is an issue from the beginning of the exchanging of gifts - far fewer choices though, and a majority were homemade. Always remember, "It's the thought the counts." You would know your husband's sensitivity and ego. In any case you want to handle this in a kind and considerate way.
I believe in honesty. And gratitude. Most men do want to please their mates. You can say something like, "I adore how you surprised me this Valentine's Day. You were so generous, too. I may have messed up, though, by not telling you what I had my heart set on. Is there any way we can exchange it?"
My hope (and yours) would be that he'd take you straight to the store to let you choose. And you be extremely lovey and grateful. Try not to get defensive or argumentative if he gets angry. Call a time out. When things calm down, see if he'd prefer for you go to the store without him or if you will simply have to learn to love it. By the way, there are many creative things local jewelers can do to modify a piece, even turning yellow gold into white gold with Rhodium. Most gals out there may be thinking, in any case, you are a lucky gal!
(Contact Liz via firstname.lastname@example.com. Liz Brisacher Sharp is a Master degree level Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice with 35 years experience in mental health.)
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Four arrested on drug and weapon charges after search of Susan Drive home
September 15, 2016 4:30 PMBATON ROUGE – Four men were arrested Thursday on multiple drug and weapon charges after police executed a search warrant of a home on Susan Drive. On Thursday at 9 p.m. the BRPD Street Crimes Unit was patrolling the Belaire area when officers noticed a white Mercedes parked across the... more »
New charges against driver in bus accident that killed 3
September 2, 2016 2:24 PMNEW ORLEANS - Louisiana State Police say new criminal charges of negligent homicide and negligent injuring have been filed against the driver of a bus in an accident that killed three people and injured dozens more near New Orleans. Authorities announced the new charges in a news release Friday, a... more »
Man's charges upgraded to homicide after wife falls from car during argument
August 29, 2016 4:01 PMBATON ROUGE – A man's charges have been upgraded to negligent homicide in the death of his wife after she fell from his car during a heated argument. On July 30 around 8 p.m. 39-year-old Calvin Hawkins had an argument with his wife, Shadelle, when the argument escalated as... more »
Breaux Bridge priest arrested on child pornography charges
July 27, 2016 12:30 PMBREAUX BRIDGE – A Breaux Bridge priest has been arrested on possession of child pornography charges. On Wednesday, investigators from the Special Victims Unit of the Louisiana State Police arrested Reverend F. David Broussard. The Special Victims Unit received a complaint earlier this month that a computer belonging... more »
Charges dropped against three remaining officers in Freddie Gray death
July 27, 2016 11:22 AMBALTIMORE - Prosecutors have dropped the remaining charges against Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, bringing an end to the case without a conviction. Gray was a black man who was critically injured in the back of a police van in April 2015. Prosecutors' decision... more »
State Senator Troy Brown arrested again on domestic abuse charge
July 18, 2016 10:37 AMGONZALES – State Senator Troy Brown, who was previously arrested in 2015 for domestic abuse, was arrested again early Monday morning on similar charges. According to arrest records, Brown was arrested on Monday around 12 a.m. and charged for domestic abuse battery by the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office. ... more »
Judge: Big Freedia must live in halfway house, drug-tested
July 7, 2016 9:18 AMNEW ORLEANS - A federal judge has ruled bounce musician Big Freedia must live in a halfway house and submit to substance abuse testing after repeatedly testing positive for illegal drugs. U.S. District Judge Lance Africk determined after a hearing Wednesday that the entertainer, born Freddie Ross Jr., ran afoul... more »
Sheriff: Charges unlikely after 2-year-old killed by gator
June 16, 2016 1:31 PMLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - A Florida sheriff says charges are unlikely against the parents whose 2-year-old son was killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World. Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings tells The Associated Press there was no indication Matt and Melissa Graves of suburban Omaha, Nebraska, committed any... more »
No charges against mom of boy in gorilla exhibit
June 6, 2016 1:03 PMCINCINNATI - An Ohio prosecutor says he isn't seeking charges against the mother of a 3-year-old boy who got into the Cincinnati Zoo's gorilla exhibit, resulting in the shooting of an endangered gorilla to protect him. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters announced the decision Monday. He says the child's mother... more »
Edwards signs penalty drop for drug paraphernalia charges
June 1, 2016 11:13 AMBATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards has agreed to lessen the penalties for possessing, selling and using drug paraphernalia, to conform with reduced marijuana penalties passed last year. Someone caught with the drug supplies will face up to 15 days in jail and a fine up to $300... more »
Former children's TV host to be arraigned on rape charges
May 14, 2016 2:46 PMALEXANDRIA - A former children's television show host who vanished decades ago amid allegations he sexually abused children on a camping trip in Louisiana is due to be arraigned in Rapides Parish on Monday on rape charges. Almost 40 years after he was accused of obscene behavior with young boys,... more »
La. foster care caseworker facing charges; says she had to get things done 'no matter what'
February 15, 2016 1:44 PMBATON ROUGE - A state foster care caseworker alludes to being told to lie about visiting children in the state's care to meet outrageous goals set by the Department of Children and Family Services. In an arrest warrant, Kimberly Lee said she created false reports about home visits to... more »
Wendy's investigating 'unusual activity' on payment cards
January 27, 2016 12:02 PMNEW YORK -Wendy's says it is investigating reports of "unusual activity" on payment cards that had been used at some of its restaurants. The company says it learned from payment industry contacts this month of reports indicating fraudulent charges may have occurred on cards that had been used legitimately at... more »
Family: Charges unlikely in killing of Tamir Rice by police
December 27, 2015 2:27 PMCLEVELAND - Nearly 400 days after a white Cleveland police officer fatally shot a black 12-year-old carrying a pellet gun, his family believes it's unlikely officers will be indicted. A decision on whether to charge two white officers in the death of Tamir Rice could come any day. It's one... more »
Walter Monsour, son face ethics charges for RDA deals
December 2, 2015 5:34 PMBATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Board of Ethics filed conflict of interest charges Wednesday against Walter Monsour, the former head of the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority, over deals between the agency and clients represented by his son Jordan Monsour. The board also charged Jordan Monsour as part of... more »
Ex-NY Senate leader faces corruption trial with son
November 15, 2015 11:35 AMNEW YORK - For the second time in a month, one of New York State's biggest political figures is going on trial on corruption charges. Jury selection begins Monday in Manhattan federal court in the extortion and bribery trial of former Senate leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam. Dean... more »
Justice Dept. says no criminal charges for ex-IRS official
October 23, 2015 3:03 PMWASHINGTON - The Justice Department is declining to bring charges against Lois Lerner, the former IRS official at the center of a political controversy over the processing of applications for tax-exempt status. Federal prosecutors announced their decision Friday in a letter to members of Congress. A firestorm erupted more than... more »
16-year-old to be tried as adult for stabbing Play Video
October 14, 2015 11:33 AMGONZALES - A judge ruled that an Ascension Parish teen accused of killing another teen with a steak knife will be tried for murder as an adult. Sheriff's deputies said the teen, identified today as 16-year-old Jacob Westbrook, stabbed 18-year-old Todd Toups to death while Toups was visiting a... more »
Change-of-plea hearing set Oct. 20 in deadly platform fire
September 18, 2015 3:55 PMNEW ORLEANS - Criminal charges filed recently against a Houston company over a 2012 offshore oil platform fire that killed three workers appear headed for an October resolution. Neither federal prosecutors nor defense lawyers for Black Elk Energy Operations would comment on whether plea talks are under way. But... more »
Child in cage
August 11, 2015 8:59 PMCHATSWORTH, GA - A third woman faces child abuse charges for keeping an eleven-year-old boy trapped in a cage in a bedroom. The child's mother and another person were charged last week. Gloria Jane Brown was arrested when a deputy went to her home responding to a welfare check... more »
D.A.: no charges filed against football players Play Video
July 31, 2015 4:29 PMBATON ROUGE - The district attorney's office said no formal charges will be filed against LSU football players Anthony Jennings, Dwayne Thomas and Maquedius Bain. "The district attorney's office has thoroughly reviewed all of the evidence and documents associated with the arrests... Based on our review, no formal charges... more »
DA reviewing charges against LSU players
July 29, 2015 5:08 PMBATON ROUGE - The district attorney for East Baton Rouge Parish said he is reviewing charges filed against three LSU football players accusing them of breaking into an campus apartment. DA Hillar Moore said he is following a request to review the charges from the attorneys representing Anthony Jennings,... more »
Charges dropped for one of two suspects in kidnapping case
July 17, 2015 4:10 PMBATON ROUGE - Charges were dropped against a woman who was implicated in a kidnapping case that also involved the murder of a woman in May. Daaria Thomas, 22, was released from jail overnight after the charges against her were removed. Thomas had been in jail since May 7... more »
Infant alone while parents went to store
July 13, 2015 9:02 PMBROOKLYN PARK, MARYLAND- An 8-month old was left alone and his parents face charges for leaving him while they walked to a convenience store. The family was staying with a friend who called police after coming home to find the infant in an unlocked apartment. When the parents returned,... more »
Mississippi superintendent won't say if he'll drop cheering charges
June 6, 2015 12:14 PMJACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi school superintendent who pressed charges against people for cheering at a high school graduation says he plans to make a statement in court Tuesday, but won't say if he'll drop the charges. Senatobia school Superintendent Jay Foster reiterated in a telephone interview Friday that he's... more »
Pilot who landed gyrocopter at US Capitol facing 6 charges
May 20, 2015 4:41 PMWASHINGTON - A Florida man who piloted a gyrocopter through miles of America's most restricted airspace before landing at the U.S. Capitol is now facing charges that carry up to 9½ years in prison. The U.S. attorney's office for the District of Columbia said Wednesday in a statement that a... more »
Pastor won't be prosecuted on rape charges
May 14, 2015 11:34 PMBATON ROUGE - Prosecutors will not move on charges filed against a pastor last year in connection with allegations he raped a mentally challenged woman. The decision means David Lemley will not go to trial for the charges he was arrested on in March 2014. Prosecutors reportedly said they... more »
Bill reducing sentences for marijuana possession narrowly passes House
May 14, 2015 3:13 AMBATON ROUGE- With the narrowest of votes, the Louisiana House voted to lower the maximum sentence for repeat marijuana possession from 20 years to eight years. The bill by Rep. Austin Badon, a New Orleans Democrat, moved to the Senate with a 53-36 vote. That was the minimum support needed... more »
Baltimore's prosecutor faces big test 4 months into job
May 1, 2015 4:45 AMBALTIMORE, MD.- Baltimore's chief prosecutor is just 35 years old and has been on the job for less than four months. Now she's facing the biggest challenge of her career: deciding whether evidence supports criminal charges against police officers in the death of Freddie Gray. State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby ousted... more »
Judge considers dismissing charges against Gustav contractor
April 21, 2015 10:34 AMLIVINGSTON - A state court judge said she will decide next week whether to throw out the criminal charges or suppress evidence against former Livingston Parish contractor Corey delaHoussaye. DelaHoussaye faces 59 counts of falsifying public records and theft for allegedly overbilling Livingston Parish for wetlands mitigation work after Hurricane... more »
12 charged or arrested in Southern brawl video Play Video
April 17, 2015 5:08 PMBATON ROUGE - Authorities said Friday that investigators at Southern University have charged or arrested a dozen people in connection with a viral video which appeared to show a large brawl and gunfire on the Baton Rouge university's campus. Spokesperson Ed Pratt said SUPD have identified 11 students and... more »
Pilot of gyrocopter that landed near US Capitol charged
April 16, 2015 2:43 PMWASHINGTON - The postal carrier who flew a gyrocopter onto the lawn of the U.S. Capitol is facing two criminal charges. But he's being released from federal custody to return to Florida. Doug Hughes made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Washington on Thursday. That's one day after... more »
Man charged in noose left on integration statue at Ole Miss
March 27, 2015 2:04 PMJACKSON, MS - The Justice Department says a former University of Mississippi student has been indicted on federal charges connected to a noose being put on a statue of the student who integrated the school. The noose was placed on the James Meredith statue on the Ole Miss campus in... more »
Navy presses charges for video voyeurism
March 25, 2015 8:08 PMSAVANNAH, GEORGIA- The Navy charged seven sailors for videotaping female officers and student trainees in various stages of undress aboard a submarine. The sailors served aboard the USS Wyoming. Prosecutors say the videos show the women undressing and drying off in the submarine's shower area. Records say one sailor... more »
Dog mauling case
February 25, 2015 7:40 PMLAS VEGAS, NEVADA- Bail is set at $40,000 for a single-mom accused of letting her four dogs maul two neighbors. One woman that was attacked almost had her arm ripped off. The lawyer for Jesse Vonstaden says she feels terrible about the attack and says someone may have... more »
Teacher accused in student sex case bonds out of jail
February 25, 2015 12:58 PMBATON ROUGE - An East Baton Rouge Parish School System band instructor bailed out of jail a month after he was booked on forcible rape and prohibited sexual conduct between an educator and a student charges. Robert M. Lewis, 30, was fired the day after he was arrested. Lewis... more »
School fires teacher in student sex case Play Video
January 22, 2015 10:17 PMBATON ROUGE - School administrators fired a Scotlandville band instructor Friday who's accused of having sex with one of his students. Deputies charged Robert M. Lewis, 30, with forcible rape and prohibited sexual conduct between an educator and a student Thursday night. Lewis has been on paid leave since... more »
Charges not ruled out for driver who hit 12-year old Play Video
January 8, 2015 4:58 PMBATON ROUGE - Investigators have not ruled out possible charges for the driver who hit a 12-year-old boy walking to a school bus stop Wednesday morning. The child is currently in the hospital fighting for his life. The wreck happened on Evangeline Street near North Foster. Neighbors who live... more »
More charges filed against Jena man for timber theft
December 24, 2014 3:31 AMBATON ROUGE - State agriculture officials say two more felony timber theft charges have been filed against a Jena man. The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry says 39-year-old James Ainsworth was arrested last Friday for theft of just over $14,600. The new charges make a total of eight theft... more »
Cosby won't be charged over molestation claim
December 16, 2014 4:37 PMLOS ANGELES - Los Angeles prosecutors have declined to file any charges against Bill Cosby after a woman recently reported the comedian molested her around 1974. The rejection of a child sexual abuse charge by prosecutors on Tuesday comes roughly 10 days after the woman, Judy Huth, met with police... more »
Pelicans sign Dante Cunningham
December 4, 2014 12:32 PMThe New Orleans Pelicans have signed forward Dante Cunningham, who has struggled to clear his name after domestic assault charges against him were dropped this summer. The Pelicans announced the signing Thursday. He played the previous two seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Cunningham was charged last April with felony domestic... more »
Elderly man faces cockfighting charges
October 28, 2014 3:37 AMMARRERO - A 76-year-old Marrero man is accused of cockfighting and of mistreating 44 chickens. Armando Alvarez was booked with one count of cockfighting, 44 of cruelty to animals and 40 of aggravated cruelty to animals. The arrest report says Jefferson Parish Animal Control told deputies that animals were inhumanely... more »
Tony Stewart will not face charges in deadly crash
September 24, 2014 2:15 PMCANANDAIGUA, N.Y.- A grand jury has decided against charging NASCAR star Tony Stewart in the August death of another driver at a sprint car race in upstate New York. The decision was announced Wednesday, nearly seven weeks after Stewart's car struck and killed Kevin Ward Jr. at a dirt-track race... more »
Angola inmate charged in Wash. state cold case
September 16, 2014 9:34 PMTACOMA, Wash. - Prosecutors have filed additional charges in Washington state against a man who showed up at the Zachary Police Department three years ago with his wife's body in the back of his car. Tuesday, Stanley Guidroz was charged in the death of his 3-year-old son for a... more »
Doctor pleads guilty to battery with patient
September 4, 2014 3:27 PMBATON ROUGE - A doctor accused of battery and inappropriate behavior with a female patient pleaded guilty to four counts of simple battery on Thursday. Dr. Howard Gidden, 63, was sentenced to 6 months in parish prison for each count with two years of unsupervised probation, according to the... more »
Murdered five year old laid to rest
August 30, 2014 7:27 PMBATON ROUGE - 5 year old Jay"v"une Bergin was laid to rest Saturday morning after allegedly being beaten to death by his father, Vernell Day. Day is facing attempted murder charges and a felon in possession of a firearm charge. But both sides of the child's family came... more »
Mother arrested in shooting had prior charges Play Video
August 22, 2014 5:48 PMPORT ALLEN - Port Allen police may be a little closer to finding out what happened at a shooting at a local basketball court. Edith Tillman, 43, and her son, Terrence Tillman, 17, were arrested in connection to the shooting. Edith Tillman has had at least two other... more »
In deal, triple murderer gets three life sentences
August 19, 2014 6:44 PMGONZALES- A man tied to a home invasion where three people were murdered in February 2012 pleaded guilty and will serve three life terms, District Attorney Ricky Babin told WBRZ News 2 Tuesday. Bernard James pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder... more »
Charges: Couple took, intended to hurt Amish girls
August 16, 2014 10:30 AMALBANY, N.Y. - A northern New York couple has been arraigned on charges they intended to physically harm or sexually abuse two Amish sisters after kidnapping them from a roadside farm stand. Stephen Howells and Nicole Vaisey of Hermon were each charged Friday with two counts of first-degree kidnapping. St.... more »
Texas shooting suspect collapses in court
July 11, 2014 10:22 AMSPRING, TX - A man accused of killing six members of his ex-wife's family, including four children, has collapsed in court as a prosecutor recited the charges against him. A shackled Ronald Lee Haskell was standing before a state district judge Friday during a probable cause hearing when he fell... more »
Teacher sex
July 9, 2014 7:56 PMNEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA- A high school English teacher is charged with having sex with two 18-year-old students days before the graduated. Tiffany Leiseth is accused of a crime because the encounters with the male students happened when she still had a teacher-student relationship with them. Eighteen year olds... more »
Singer Chris Brown expected in DC court
June 25, 2014 3:07 AMWASHINGTON, D.C. - Singer Chris Brown is expected to be in Washington for a hearing on the assault charge he faces. Brown is scheduled Wednesday in D.C. Superior Court. Brown was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault in October, accused of hitting a man outside the W hotel. That man... more »
Ravens RB Ray Rice in courthouse on assault charge
May 1, 2014 7:41 AMMAYS LANDING, N.J.- Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice is in a New Jersey courthouse to face assault charges stemming from an incident with his then-girlfriend in an Atlantic City casino elevator. Rice, a former Rutgers star, arrived at court Thursday morning holding hands with the woman, now his wife.... more »
Sharper loses bid to be released on bail
April 17, 2014 10:36 PMPHOENIX- Former NFL All-Pro safety Darren Sharper has lost his bid to be released on bail in a sexual assault case after an Arizona judge decided there's enough evidence to move forward with charges against him. Sharper's lawyers had questioned the evidence authorities are using to justify keeping him in... more »
Charges dropped, Baker teacher to focus on job
March 21, 2014 11:30 AMBAKER - The Baker Middle School teacher who was arrested and jailed this past week said she was humiliated by what happened, but is glad to be back in her classroom without a potential criminal case hanging over her head. "That's the best thing for me, to continue to... more »
Trial against Painter continues Friday
December 19, 2013 10:17 PMBATON ROUGE- Friday, jurors will continue deliberating whether or not former Alcohol Tobacco Control Commissioner Murphy Painter is guilty of computer fraud and lying to the FBI. At 10:00 Thursday night, they decided to end deliberations for the day and return the following morning. Painter, accused of spying... more »
Some charges dropped against Murphy Painter
December 19, 2013 10:55 AMU.S. District Judge James Brady threw out three aggravated identity theft charges against former ABC commissioner Murphy Painter Thursday morning. The judge said aggravated identity theft laws were created to protect people from terrorism and financial ruin and did not apply in this case. Painter still faces 29 counts... more »
Two men arrested on child porn charges
November 22, 2013 11:15 AMNEW ORLEANS - Police arrested two men from New Orleans on child pornography charges. The state Attorney General's Office says 37-year-old Brian Keith Stewart faces 15 counts of possessing pornography involving juveniles, with another count of distributing. He was arrested Thursday. 25-year-old Matthew Totaro was also arrested Thursday in a... more »
Hunt Correctional employee arrested
November 8, 2013 11:34 AMST. GABRIEL - Sheriff's deputies arrested an employee of the Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel after they said he tried to smuggle drugs into the jail. The Ascension Parish Sheriff's office accused Daron Toussant of drug charges after starting an internal investigation into his actions. Detectives got... more »
Final suspect arrested in gang rape
September 30, 2013 10:08 PMROSELAND- The final person wanted for a violent attack on a 13-year-old girl in a trailer known as "The Trapper" turned himself in to authorities Monday evening. The police department said Tevin Smith surrendered as officers were planning to go after him. Smith and five others are accused... more »
Mayor plans meeting about trailer where gang rape happened
September 26, 2013 10:32 PMROSELAND- The mayor of this small Tangipahoa Parish community told the town council Thursday, she will meet with the pastor who runs the church that shares property with a trailer known as "The Trapper" that was the scene of a gruesome attack on a 13-year-old girl recently. The teenager... more »
Leaders want trailer where gang rape happened towed out of town
September 25, 2013 10:40 PMROSELAND- City leaders plan to discuss an abandoned trailer that was the scene of a violent attack on a young girl recently. The unidentified 13-year-old was gang raped by six boys : three juveniles and three over 17. Police said the group coerced the teenager into the empty trailer,... more »
One wanted, five accused in gang rape of teenage girl Play Video
September 24, 2013 10:15 PMROSELAND- People in this small, central Tangipahoa Parish town are dealing with a heinous crime; six young men accused of gang raping a 13-year-old girl. Two have been arrested, three juveniles face processing through the parish's juvenile detention program, and a sixth is at large after the crime days... more »
Man faces additional rape charges
September 20, 2013 10:17 PMBATON ROUGE- An LSU law student faces additional charges related to a rape investigation. Deputies said Friday, Abdellatif Devol raped his victim an additional time at her apartment after the initial attack and added more rape charges. Devol was already in jail for the first charge. Investigators believe... more »
Charges upgraded in Angola gate crash
September 9, 2013 3:23 PMANGOLA - Sheriff's deputies upgraded charges today against the man accused of crashing into the Angola prison's main gates this weekend to include attempted murder. A judge set a bond for Floyd Tilliman at $225,000 today. Investigators said they added the charge because he also rammed his vehicle into... more »
Arrogant driver busted for speeding around NYC in 24 minutes
September 6, 2013 5:34 PMNEW YORK CITY - A 30-year-old Canadian national faces serious traffic charges in the Big Apple after he posted a video on YouTube, where he sped around the city in about 24 minutes. WNBC TV reported Christopher Adam Tang claimed he never went over 100 mph and ran only... more »
Hernandez arraignment set after murder indictment
September 6, 2013 10:04 AMFALL RIVER, Mass. - Former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez will be arraigned Friday on a first-degree murder charge following his indictment in the killing of a friend. A Massachusetts grand jury indicted Hernandez last month in the death of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, who was dating the sister of... more »
Gas rising for extended weekend
August 29, 2013 10:33 PMGONZALES- The price of gas in Ascension Parish, and every parish in Louisiana, is rising. Here, gas was about $3.40 Thursday. That was a one-cent increase overnight. Gonzales shared the same average as Baton Rouge, Denham Springs, and Hammond. The national average was about $3.56. The increase... more »
Charge dropped in 2010 slaying of N.O. entertainer
August 24, 2013 11:51 AMNEW ORLEANS - Orleans Parish prosecutors have dropped a second-degree murder charge against a man who's been accused in the November 2010 slaying of a local celebrity known as Messy Mya. The Times-Picayune reports 27-year-old Jason Hamilton was released from prison Friday after spending almost three years in custody. Prosecutors... more »
Woman arrested when animals are found very sick
August 6, 2013 10:51 PMTICKFAW- Deputies in Tangipahoa Parish booked an animal owner on cruelty charges when they found her horse and dog severely ill. The horse had no food or water. The dog was bloated with an infection and 17 pounds of fluid had to be drained from the dog. Both animals... more »
Jail releases mug shot of LSU baseball signee
July 26, 2013 12:35 AMBARTOW COUNTY, Ga.- The sheriff of this county, north of Atlanta, released the booking photo, or more infamously known as "mug shot," of LSU baseball signee Dylan Cade Williams. Williams, of Rydal, Ga., was booked Tuesday on counts of possession with intent to distribute Schedule 1 drugs, trafficking Ecstasy,... more »
LSU baseball signee arrested in Georgia
July 25, 2013 11:58 AMBATON ROUGE - Authorities in Georgia say a signee with the LSU baseball team is one of seven men arrested on drug charges. Bartow County deputies say Dylan Cade Williams, of Rydal, Ga., was booked Tuesday on counts of possession with intent to distribute Schedule 1 drugs, trafficking Ecstasy, and... more »
Deputies: Woman sold sex for $18 and a hat
July 24, 2013 8:55 PMBATON ROUGE - A woman requested $18 dollars and a Coors Light baseball cap as payment for oral sex, according to a report filed by the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office. Brooke Crawford was arrested Tuesday in a sting operation. Deputies said Crawford solicited an undercover deputy behind... more »
2 top Henderson cops face charges in ticket scam
July 18, 2013 2:54 PMST. MARTINVILLE - St. Martin Parish prosecutors have filed formal charges against Henderson Police Chief Leroy Guidry and Deputy Chief Oliver Mack Lloyd in an investigation into an alleged illegal quota system for traffic tickets issued along Interstate 10. Assistant District Attorney Chester Cedars said Thursday that the two men... more »
NY man faces charges in All-Star Game intrusion
July 18, 2013 10:20 AMNEW YORK - Prosecutors say a suburban New York man who ran onto the field during the All-Star game at Citi Field faces up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. The suspect allegedly did it on a Twitter dare. Queens district attorney Richard Brown says 18-year-old Dylan... more »
Murder video leads to charges
July 17, 2013 7:56 PMTORONTO- The bizarre case of accused killer Luka Magnotta took another twist in Canada. Police charged the owner and operator of a website that showed video of the murder and dismemberment Magnotta is accused of. Mark Marek is charged with corrupting morals for posting the video and knowing it depicted... more »
Man charged with burning boy
July 15, 2013 7:34 PMSAXONBURG, PENNSYLVANIA- A man faces charges for dousing a seven-year-old boy with a flammable liquid and doing nothing when the boy's shirt caught on fire. Edward Myers is accused of using his cell phone to film the attack on his girlfriend's son. The boy had third-degree burns on his face... more »
Felon booked in Kenner home-grown marijuana case
June 12, 2013 3:07 PMKENNER - Allegations about a home-based marijuana growing operation have led to the arrest of a Kenner man on drug and weapon charges. Kenner police said they received an anonymous tip about marijuana being grown at a residence. Detectives searched the home Tuesday and found 32 marijuana plants, plus 18... more »
Houma businessman pleads guilty to federal charges
June 5, 2013 11:38 AMNEW ORLEANS - The president and owner of Houma-based Cenac Towing has pleaded guilty to making false statements to the Federal Elections Commission in connection with illegal campaign contributions he made to Louisiana's two U.S. senators. Federal prosecutors in New Orleans charged 57-year-old Arlen "Benny" Cenac Jr., of Houma, last... more »
Man, woman arrested on crimes against nature charges
May 22, 2013 10:30 PMFRENCH SETTLEMENT- A man and woman face charges for crimes against nature and child pornography. Doyle Trauth, 42, and Lisa Trauth were arrested after deputies said they were "alerted about disturbing images and videos on a computer belonging to" the pair. Investigators said files included visuals of Lisa... more »
Couple charged in fight with officer over swimming pool use
May 21, 2013 10:23 PMBATON ROUGE- A couple faces charges after an altercation with police at a Tigerland apartment swimming pool Tuesday night. Damien Hibbler is accused of fighting with an off-duty Baton Rouge Police officer, even choking the officer. Hibbler's wife faces charges for interfering in the incident. According to investigators,... more »
Suspect faces 20 charges in Mother's Day shooting
May 16, 2013 9:07 AMNEW ORLEANS- Jail records show that the suspect in a Mother's Day parade shooting that wounded 19 people faces 20 charges of attempted second-degree murder. Nineteen-year-old Akein Scott was arrested Wednesday night in the Little Woods section of New Orleans. He was already facing a gun and drug possession charge... more »
Lawyers: Ohio kidnap suspect will plead not guilty
May 15, 2013 9:50 AMCLEVELAND - The attorneys for a Cleveland man accused of keeping three women in captivity for about a decade say he will plead not guilty. Attorneys Craig Weintraub and Jay Schlachet say that suspect Ariel Castro has been portrayed as a "monster" in the media, and after meeting with him... more »
15 indicted on N.O. charges linked to 15 killings
May 9, 2013 2:39 PMNEW ORLEANS- Fifteen people linked to 15 killings have been indicted on state charges. The killings include the deadly shooting of a 5-year-old girl, in a case that New Orleans authorities tout as the broadest of its kind in the city's history. The 51-count indictment unveiled Thursday includes charges... more »
APSO: Former Voodoo player caught with marijuana
April 25, 2013 2:52 PMGONZALES - Authorities arrested a former arena league football player on suspicion of drug and weapons charges after they said he was caught with marijuana in Ascension Parish. Around 3:30 p.m., Ascension Parish Sheriffs narcotics detectives, DEA agents and Baton Rouge City narcotics detectives arrested Brian Coulter, 27, in the... more »


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The lamb in Revelation 5:6 is bloodied and thus appears ritually unfit for sacrifice:
And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
The operative word is "appears" because appearances can be deceiving.
The rituals of the Temple foreshadow the sacrifice of the Dual Messiahs.
Biblical religion is obsessed with cleanliness. There are two senses in which something or someone could be considered unclean: a) ceremonially; and b) morally.
A person can be morally unclean in thought and life. Some objects, such as food, things pertaining to idolatry, or even birds*, must be abstained from according to the levitical law in order that their impurity not render a person unclean.
An uncircumcised person was considered unclean by a first-century Jew. The fear of ritual impurity impeded the spread of the Gospel. Even Peter, the first pope, was slow to recognize the magnitude of shift in worldview and ritual relations wrought by Jesus Christ. In Acts 11:1ff, Peter was given a trance vision of the cleansing of the Gentiles. In verse 9, Peter was told, "What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common".**
In verses 16 and 17, Peter explained the meaning of the vision:
Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as [he did] unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?
Like Jews before them, Gentiles are granted repentance unto life through the life-giving Spirit.
The unlikely bloodied lamb of Revelation is endowed with the same cleansing Spirit, but the depth of his gift is unique. Although Revelation 5:6 refers to the Seven Spirits residing in the lamb, the Spirit is one with seven aspects described in Isaiah 11:
[1] And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
[2] And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
[3] And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
[4] But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
[5] And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
Thus, six of the seven aspects of the messianic Spirit are these:
fear of God.
According to Revelation 5, these gifts are unique in all the earth to only one person, who retains within himself power over destiny. This power comes to the notice of world leaders described symbolically as 4 Beast and 24 Elders.
The perfections of Jesus Christ ritually and morally cancel the real or perceived imperfections of a successor messiah.
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is evidence of the ritual and moral cleanliness of the believer. Because of the foundational work of the first messiah, Jesus Christ, God's choice of a second sacrificial "lamb" is open to additional considerations.
* Revelation 18:2.
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Whether a restaurant, recycling company or transport firm, social enterprises all have one thing in common: they do business, but at the same time they think about people and give back to society.
In April 2014, the European Commission proposed the creation of a European Platform to improve cooperation at EU level in prevention and deterrence of undeclared work.
Speech by Marianne Thyssen at European Employers Day, Eddy Merckx Cycles, Zellik (Belgium)
On 17 September the European Commission proposed guidance to Member States to better help long-term unemployed return to work.
There are more than 23 million unemployed in Europe today, around 50% of them have been so for more than 12 months – the so-called 'long-term unemployed'. - Video script (pdf - 27,08 KB)
In 2014, 18 pilot projects were carried out in Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Spain and the United Kingdom to test the Youth Guarantee on the ground.
The Youth Guarantee is a new approach to tackling youth unemployment which ensures that all young people under 25 – whether registered with employment services or not – get a good-quality, concrete offer within 4 months of them leaving formal education or becoming unemployed.
Mercedes and Daniel are two Spanish nurses with a short professional experience.
How to improve the quality of traineeships in the EU? Trainees from inside and outside the European institutions met on 25 January in Brussels to discuss ways to improve the quality of traineeships in Europe.
Garanția pentru tineret urmărește reducerea șomajului în rândul tinerilor prin măsuri care să asigure că toți tinerii cu vârsta de până la 25 de ani beneficiază de o ofertă de bună calitate pentru încadrarea în muncă, pentru continuarea educației, pentru ucenicie sau pentru un stagiu de formare în termen de patru luni de la părăsirea școlii sau de la data la care au devenit șomeri.
European Job Days are dynamic recruitment events that bring jobseekers and employers together.
Restructuring, relocation and outsourcing have consequences on employment and working conditions.
The clip explains the EU rules which determine which country is responsible for the social security coverage of a person working in another EU country.
In this ever changing world, new kinds of jobs emerge every day.
Your First Job Abroad is an initiative designed to publicise how much more easily workers can move within Europe with the right help and advice from EURES, the European Jobs Network.
A new flagship initiative aimed at helping young people to gain the knowledge, skills and experience they need to make their first job a reality.
The G20 has a crucial role to play.
Găsirea unui echilibru între viaţa profesională şi cea privată este o provocare zilnică pentru milioane de europeni.
În fiecare an, echipele EURES din întreaga Uniune Europeană organizează sute de "Zile Europene ale Locurilor de Muncă" – locul cel mai potrivit pentru a efectua recrutări, de a vă întâlni cu angajatorii şi de a discuta planurile dumneavoastră cu un consilier EURES sau de a afla mai multe despre ajutorul pe care vi-l poate oferi Uniunea Europeană.
One of the key features of the EU's response to the current economic crisis is to emphasise the job-creating potential of the green economy, both as part of the European Recovery Plan and the European Commission's proposals to tackle climate change.
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Eleuthero Glycerite by Herb Pharm is a convenient' alcohol-free source of eleuthero (also known as eleutherococcus senticosus or Siberian ginseng)' which is an adaptogenic herb that may work to increase your energy level while helping you cope with mild stress.
Notably' the active compounds in Eleuthero Glycerite are eleutherosides' which are chemicals that may work to encourage the production of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). ACTH may bind directly to brain cells in order to help address symptoms including physical or mental fatigue' muscle weakness' or dizziness. In particular' the eleuthero root in this product might work to alleviate mild memory loss or trouble concentrating' while potentially acting to boost athletic performance.
Furthermore' Eleuthero Glycerite may also offer support for optimal immune function; specifically' it may act to stimulate the production of lymphocytes' which are white blood cells that might work to fight off certain infections. As a result' eleuthero may help address some symptoms associated with the common cold.
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Super Bowl planners busy this week in North Texas
The Super Bowl XLV countdown clock is still at 452 days, but planners are already in town and busy. At least 100 people are touring venues and meeting with host committee officials in preparation for the 2011 game.
Known as FAM Week – the FAM is for familiarization – there is a mixture of National Football League staff and others connected to the game here. The biggest part of the group is meeting and event planners scouting locations on behalf of sponsors, broadcaster, licensees and third-party affiliates, including Taste of the NFL, Super Bowl Gospel Celebration and Why Not Sports.
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GIVEAWAY: Optimus G, PHOTON Q and Galaxy Victory for Sprint
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It's almost time for holidays and we're already in the mood for presents! And this time, thanks to our partners from Sprint, we're giving not one, but a total of three wonderful smartphones: the LG Optimus G, Motorola PHOTON Q and Samsung Galaxy Victory! Actually, this will be just this week. The next one we'll be doing a second giveaway, once again with a unit of each of these three models; and the week after that, we'll be giving away these three, plus an LG Mach, which means that for these three weeks, we'll be presenting you with a total of 10 devices! Talk about a great start of the holiday season...
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480. BensonCollins (Posts: 2; Member since: 29 Oct 2012)
Speed! I love a phone with a powerful processor and 4G
482. c1nnamon (Posts: 11; Member since: 27 Apr 2012)
The processor.
483. plattinum706 (Posts: 5; Member since: 30 Nov 2012)
The Ram is the most important feature, it allows you to multitask without the phone slowing down
484. jerdog76 (Posts: 3; Member since: 08 Apr 2010)
For me, the most valuable feature has to do with battery life. Given that I am constantly on the go and needing to stay connected with email, calendar, web, etc. I need a device that is going to keep up with me from a battery-life perspective.
485. koolbreeze (Posts: 1; Member since: 26 Nov 2012)
Multitasking Hands Down, getting it done all at once
486. coose23 (Posts: 3; Member since: 30 Nov 2012)
There are alot of great features available with all the different platforms. If i had to pick one feature i would say that the Notifications/app accessibility and is my favorite feature. Every major OS has made significant improvements in being able to access the things that you use most often in a way that is easy and very interactive. Whether its Googlenow/notifications shade and how it integrates your emails, commute, recent searches... or windows phone with the live tile customizations(albeit not a real notifications shade but still serves the same purpose, or IOS with their notifications shade that pulls down and is customizeable. THey are all geared to get you your information quickly and with minimal effort. I can appreciate that companies really see how this can tip the scales between one ecosystem or another.. and for that i applaud them.
487. jdot104 (Posts: 95; Member since: 17 Jun 2011)
The operating system is most important to me. Android seriously needs to work out the bugs but they've won me over for most of my smartphones. Thanks Phone Arena!
488. chrisgmaher (Posts: 13; Member since: 30 Nov 2012)
Screen resolution takes the cake for me.
489. artman5x5 (Posts: 10; Member since: 23 Feb 2012)
A very good display.
490. MillBrewFan23 (Posts: 2; Member since: 30 Nov 2012)
Multimedia and speed
491. svec7186 (Posts: 49; Member since: 24 Jul 2011)
the phone part, now give me the phone
493. randeepsamra (Posts: 29; Member since: 03 Mar 2012)
Optimus G
494. munxsrt (Posts: 3; Member since: 30 Nov 2012)
Hi rez display & camera
495. Javi015412 (Posts: 8; Member since: 19 Nov 2012)
battery and screens are the key to succes .... and i love both from a phone .... one of this phones can be an amazing gift for my son who complains about his small phone that doesnt last!!
496. vsee18 (Posts: 2; Member since: 30 Nov 2012)
expandable memory
497. ThurgoodJenkins (Posts: 7; Member since: 17 Jun 2011)
Music Streaming
498. YoungGoldie (Posts: 1; Member since: 30 Nov 2012)
Battery Life & 4G!
499. rdaex (Posts: 148; Member since: 24 Oct 2012)
Good quality Screen and Camera!
500. razorhawk9 (Posts: 5; Member since: 31 Jul 2012)
501. currybaker (Posts: 8; Member since: 01 Nov 2012)
screen size
502. CowsEatAnts (Posts: 2; Member since: 30 Nov 2012)
Speedy updates! I love good hardware, but I feel extra special when have the latest version of the Operating System.
503. goatpeddler (Posts: 2; Member since: 30 Nov 2012)
Speed and signal strength
504. RoTheChamp (Posts: 16; Member since: 26 Jan 2012)
Multitasking and processor speeds
505. ez31k (Posts: 45; Member since: 10 Jan 2012)
The ability to stay in touch with the people most important to me...
506. appl3 (Posts: 2; Member since: 31 Oct 2012)
I need the phone to have the ability to take quality pictures! Thats why the LG is so attractive to me because of the 13mp camera!
507. XperiaFanZone (Posts: 2115; Member since: 21 Sep 2012)
Display: the aspect ratio and the pixel per inch; 16:9 widescreen and high PPI.
That's the most important feature I look for when I look for phones.
(That was only one feature I listed, which is the display).
508. bossmt_2 (Posts: 449; Member since: 13 Oct 2009)
Internet access is the most important feature in a smartphone.
509. JunitoNH (Posts: 1804; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)
Ability of doing just the basic Functionalities, right. The rest just bonus.
510. DollUnit (Posts: 3; Member since: 23 Mar 2011)
A big, beautiful screen to play all the games on. Good processor helps too, but its all about that screen.
511. polotodd (Posts: 7; Member since: 30 Nov 2012)
For me i'd have to say the most important thing is STABILITY...Stability to back up the specs the phone has. Flawless operation...Not to crash or glitch out ....The LG looks great.
512. sfukr (Posts: 14; Member since: 30 Jul 2010)
Best feature has to be the longest lasting battery!
513. Commentator (Posts: 3692; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
Competent web-browsing.
515. shivsmarty009 (Posts: 1; Member since: 30 Nov 2012)
multitasking with quality of programs....
517. jamrockjones (Posts: 345; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
Saying connected with friends and family.
518. Humbledude (Posts: 8; Member since: 30 Nov 2012)
The clarity of the screen... Because I don't like wearing glasses in my bed
520. cse.vicky (unregistered)
It should make proper calls ! and if any other thing can be done more easily by app/hardware , it should have the OS, and hardware to Run it !
521. davidlt4 (Posts: 4; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
the ability to use data is the most important thing to me
522. kjplay (Posts: 2; Member since: 30 Nov 2012)
Being able to play high quality games on the train!!
523. devildlm1 (Posts: 71; Member since: 12 Sep 2012)
I value USB on the go the most.
The possibilities are endless. Connecting directly to portable hard drives, controllers, etc. I believe this feature is going to be a killer in the future for everyone. Maybe we will see more portable scanners and printers that simply get plugged into our devices. Or maybe even the ability to plug in USB monitors!!!
524. onlymbcl (Posts: 4; Member since: 30 Nov 2012)
Processor speed
525. nate.carter001 (Posts: 1; Member since: 30 Nov 2012)
Processor speed.
526. hawkbugs (Posts: 1; Member since: 30 Nov 2012)
the overlay screen image is it for me
527. phattech (Posts: 6; Member since: 05 Jul 2011)
It gets no better than this. compare the Photon Q to Then Lambo, you got power (multi core) , style (qwerty keyboard slider), and size and comfortablity. :What a phone"
528. belovedson (Posts: 988; Member since: 30 Nov 2010)
Million dollar bills yall
529. SnaptSchutt (Posts: 15; Member since: 29 Nov 2012)
Memory - apps are getting more and more hungry...
530. twinturbo313 (Posts: 1; Member since: 30 Nov 2012)
Large screen
531. endwhysee (Posts: 4; Member since: 26 Nov 2012)
well im a big samsung user but i love the gaming chip on the lg optimus g it has as well as the eco mode on the quad core control. that will be amazing to take control of the quad core with out being root . as well as the over laying screen looks like a hologram in ur hands .. that crazy . but i must say the eco mode and gaming chip will want me to have this phone.
hope i win. peace love and phone grease....
533. Kaze105 (Posts: 21; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)
To me, its about how smoothly the phone can be used. As Android isnt like iOS with a smooth operating system, it depends more on the hardware to make it smooth.
534. tylerxix (Posts: 2; Member since: 25 Jul 2012)
multitasking has to be the best especially with the optimus g
535. monark323 (Posts: 2; Member since: 28 Nov 2012)
Because it will make my movies looks sweet!!!!
537. shadowdawg (Posts: 7; Member since: 30 Nov 2012)
The Motorola phontons q processor speed and radio singal
538. ghostnexus (Posts: 96; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
539. Dawsonmgm (Posts: 4; Member since: 05 Oct 2012)
The Internet features and it would be very nice to have the Motorola PHOTON Q to use it for because of the nice processer and nice slide out keyboard.
540. jrsharp70 (Posts: 3; Member since: 30 Nov 2012)
Battery life is crucial


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On December 23, 2010, Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope's CEO Wayne Rosing and a crew of three movers from Bucks Movers and Transport Statewide arrived at LCOGT's Goleta warehouse to see if LCOGT's 1-meter telescope enclosures could be built in a fast and repeatable manner. "If we're going to build fifteen of these things on mountaintops around the planet, they have to be right," Rosing said.
Rosing has been intimately involved with many of the engineering and design decisions associated with the enclosure, but had not yet lifted a screwdriver to build one. The movers said they had plenty of experience taking things apart, but admitted, "This is the first thing we've built."
John Martinez, chief designer and engineer for the project, and Jim Baumann, construction foreman for the project, both looked nervous, but Martinez said, "This will be the perfect test."
The crew was given a set of drawings, written instructions, a closed shipping container, and a temporary foundation to work on. A gaggle of on-lookers, each experienced to greater and lesser degrees with the enclosure building process, sipped coffee and tried their best not to step in with corrections.
Wayne Rosing and enclosure designer John Martinez confer over the drawings
The enclosure is a set of circular wall modules engineered and manufactured by LCOGT to protect the company's 1-meter robotic telescopes. The dome, purchased separately from Ash-Dome, is a standard 18.5-foot rotating dome with top and bottom shutters and sits on top of the walls with an interconnecting control system. But the test was confined to the wall system. The walls and domes do not meet until they arrive on the remote observatory sites.
LCOGT has developed a "standard model" of facility design and site layout that enables the company to fabricate most components of their telescopes and enclosures at the Goleta headquarters, where strict engineering and manufacturing control is more easily applied. The modular designs allow minimal disassembly for shipping, but also facilitate rapid reassembly on site. This reduces reliance on local contractors for construction and deployment, creating a greater degree of "as-built" uniformity across all network sites.
Martinez said, "This is a very lightweight, very strong shell. It will hold up in high winds, and it easily bears the weight of the dome."
The insulated, steel-frame walls feature lights, emergency stops, a cryocabinet to supercool the science instruments, air conditioning, a secure door, and high-volume ventilation fans. The fans help equalize interior and exterior air temperatures to significantly improve the atmospheric 'seeing' conditions inside the dome.
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Wayne Rosing and Buck, Jr. of Bucks Movers check the next step
All of these components can be controlled remotely and support complete robotic operation of the telescope, dome and walls. Most LCOGT sites will have three of these enclosures as well as three Aqawans, a smaller clamshell-style enclosure of LCOGT design, that will contain one or two smaller, 40cm, telescopes.
The 1-meter wall systems are manufactured from scratch in LCOGT's Goleta warehouse, after which they are disassembled, and will soon be shipped and reassembled on site at locations like the mountains of Chile, South Africa, Texas, Hawaii, the Canary Islands, and others.
During the test build, the six wall modules came together quickly. It took less than two hours to create the full wall cylinder. Then the team laid down the top plate, the ring upon which the dome will sit, and leveled it. They added the doors, installed exterior metal paneling at the wall joints, and then finished off the interior walls with fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) panels.
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Hanging the doors on the LCOGT 1-meter walls module
"That's the whole test," Martinez explained. "We can't really test the rest until the dome is installed on site." But the test accomplished what he hoped for. LCOGT proved that, with a flat foundation and some instructions, nearly anyone can assemble one of these kit systems without error or difficulty.
"This went extremely well," Rosing said as the movers came round to shake hands and say goodbye. "There are problems, but they are small, compared to the whole." Then, before he left the warehouse he said, "Let's ship it."
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