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Storefront Smiles: Alexandria Walmart Greeter Celebrates 30 Years

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:46:00 EDT

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - Walmart as a company may occasionally draw criticism, but there's one employee who is undisputably adored within its walls.

Preparing for Hurricane Season

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:36:00 EDT

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5)- Hurricane season officially begins June 1st. You can save a little money and a lot of hassle by preparing your family and your property before the storms are here. News Channel 5's Rachael Penton has all the details on a special sales tax holiday.

Young Achiever's Spotlight

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:24:00 EDT

PINEVILLE, La. (KALB News Channel 5)- There are two young ladies from Pineville who are not only best friends, but fellow competitors. News Channel 5's Rachael Penton introduces us to two beauty queens aiming to represent Louisiana in this latest edition of Young Achiever's Spotlight.

RPL to host workshop on mystery writing

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:33:00 EDT

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5)- Local writer Bill Sumrall will present a hands on demonstration of how to create a mystery novel.

Gov. Jindal Declares State of Emergency

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:49:00 EDT

BATON ROUGE, La. (KALB News Channel 5) –Due to the severe damage and power outages caused by severe weather, Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency.

Gov. Jindal signs bills into law

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:51:00 EDT

BATON ROUGE, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - Governor Bobby Jindal announced on May 23rd that he has signed new bills passed by the Legislature into law.

Crime Stoppers: Rash of ATV thefts in Eunice

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:19:00 EDT

ST. LANDRY, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - St. Landry Crime Stoppers needs your help. Recently there have been a rash of ATV thefts in the Eunice area.

Town Of Montgomery Under Boil Advisory

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:47:00 EDT

MONTGOMERY, La. (KALB News Channel 5)--The Town of Montgomery has issued a boil advisory due to a main water line break.

Renegade Harley blood drive for Okla

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:46:00 EDT

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - The Red Cross and Renegade Harley at 2030 North Mall Dr. will be conducting a blood drive May 23 and May 24.

A new 2-cent monthly tax on cell phones

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:17:00 EDT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A new 2-cents monthly tax on cell phones to help provide services for people with hearing impairment has been approved by the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee.

CBS is the most watched network

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:48:00 EDT

NEW YORK (AP) - CBS is strengthening its dominance over the television industry at the same time that the unprecedented reign of "American Idol" is ending.

Boy Scouts of America vote on long-standing ban

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:23:00 EDT

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.

Kids, teachers from devastated school reunite

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:07:00 EDT

By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI and CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Students from a suburban Oklahoma City elementary school destroyed by this week's tornado reunited with their teachers

IRS replaces official who oversaw targeting

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:53:00 EDT

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A day after she refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing, Lois Lerner has been replaced as director the Internal Revenue Service

Ohio kidnap case hero gets year of free McDonald's

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:50:00 EDT

CLEVELAND (AP) - The man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for years in a Cleveland house will get free McDonald's for the next year, a company spokeswoman confirmed

Blogger to Abercrombie & Fitch: A&F means 'Attractive & Fat'

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:13:00 EDT

NBC - When Jes Baker heard that Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries wasn't interested in customers her size, she decided to respond by showing him what he was missing. In an open letter to Jeffries

Vitter against text messages by company

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:25:00 EDT

Washington, D.C. (KALB News Channel 5) – U.S. Senator David Vitter spoke May 23rd against text messages sent by SafeLink Wireless.

Alexandria Native Avoids Moore Tornado

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:17:00 EDT

ALEXANDRIA,La. (KALB News Channel 5)--We spoke to a Bolton High School graduate who's now a student at University of Oklahoma. The house he's renting in Moore, Oklahoma -- as well as his possessions -- are gone. Lucky for him - he was here in Alexandria for his brother's high school graduation.

Door-to-door salesman being fined

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:53:00 EDT

Baton Rouge, LA (KALB News Channel 5) – The State Fire Marshall says security system companies are soliciting sales by canvassing neighborhoods.

New group is hoping to bring parents and kids together

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:31:00 EDT

Plaquemines Parish, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - The Plaquemines Community CARE Center has a new research-based video and discussion workshop called Active Parenting NOW. This program offers an effective

NSU will be closed Memorial Day

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:15:00 EDT

NATCHITOCHES, LA (KALB News Channel 5) – Northwestern State University will be closed Monday, May 27 for the Memorial Day holiday.

Alexander to host ceremony for soldier

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:41:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KALB News Channel 5) U.S. Rep Rodney Alexander will host a ceremony to honor a soldier.

Deputies arrest two for trespassing

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:32:00 EDT

BOYCE, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - On April 5th Rapides Parish deputies responded to Camp 8 Pentecostal Chuch at in reference to a break in and vandalizing property.

LSU announces Dean's List

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:07:00 EDT

BATON ROUGE, La. (KALB News Channel 5) – Louisiana State University has announced the names of the students that made the Dean's List and the Chancellor's Honor Roll for the spring 2013 semester.

An organization donates $50,000 in scholarships

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:44:00 EDT

Fort Polk, Louisiana (KALB News Channel 5) – Our Family for Families First is a private charitable foundation that supports military families in pursuit of higher education.

Man charged with shoplifting

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:58:00 EDT

LEESVILLE, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - On May 13, 2013, Leesville police was dispatched to Walmart due to a report of a shoplifter.

Plaquemines Parish Hurricane Preparedness Day

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:44:00 EDT

BELLE CHASSE, La. (KALB News Channel 5)- Hurricane season begins June 1st and the people of Plaquemines Parish are getting ready.

Woman charge with drug possession

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:33:00 EDT

LEESVILLE, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - Leesville police conducted a routine traffic stop in Kurthwood Extension on a vehicle that failed to signal.

NSU hits the stage

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:01:00 EDT

NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State Summer Theatre will present Only in America: A Celebration of American Music June 12-15 and 19-22.

O.K. Allen Bridge now open

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:27:00 EDT

ALEXANDRIA-PINEVILLE, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - A truck accident has closed the O.K. Allen Bridge in both directions on Thursday morning.

Woman arrested for burglary

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:23:00 EDT

ALEXANDRIA, La (KALB News Channel 5) - The Alexandria police arrested 26-year-old Kinequa Humphrey on May 22nd.

Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:04:00 EDT

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTIAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a

Tea party storm largely inside IRS... so far

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:03:00 EDT

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Three days of congressional hearings about the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups have lawmakers looking for

Report: Nation's kids need to get more physical

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:53:00 EDT

By JENNIFER C. KERRAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Reading, writing, 'rithmetic - and PE? The prestigious Institute of Medicine is recommending that schools provide opportunities for at least 60 minutes

Obama to address drones, Gitmo in security speech

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:49:00 EDT

By LARA JAKES and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is set to at least partially lift the veil of secrecy surrounding U.S.-directed drone strikes around the world,

Vote on gay Scouts comes at emotional moment

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:44:00 EDT

By DAVID CRARY and NOMAAN MERCHANTAssociated Press GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday on whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical

Solar plane completes 2nd leg of trip in Texas

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:40:00 EDT

DALLAS (AP) - A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States. The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying

Birth control coverage up for federal appeal

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:37:00 EDT

By KRISTEN WYATTAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal

Youngest Okla. tornado victims remembered by kin

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:27:00 EDT

By SEAN MURPHY and RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTIAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Nine-year-old Sydney Angle was "everywhere at once" when she was out on the softball field. Kyle Davis, 8, was nicknamed "The

Between economy and trouble, Obama approval steady

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:23:00 EDT

By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The economy is recovering, the White House is dealing with multiple controversies, and President Barack Obama appears generally unaffected either way. Several

Alexander voted on Northern Approval Act

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:24:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KALB News Channel 5) - On May 22nd, U.S. Rep Rodney Alexander voted on H.R. 3, The Northern Route Approval Act.

St. Frances Cabrini held graduation

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:02:00 EDT

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - On May 22nd St. Frances Cabrini School held a graduation for its kindergarten class.

May Regents Recap

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:58:00 EDT

BATON ROUGE, La. (KALB News Channel 5) Recap of Regent affairs after their meeting on May 22, 2013.

Students may have had a difficult year

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:45:00 EDT

RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - Martin Park Elementary students may have had a rough year.

AMoA Hosts Summer Teen Event

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:38:00 EDT

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) The Alexandria Museum of Art hosts Teen Spoken Word Event.

NSU offers a "Fun in the Sun" wreath-making class

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:02:00 EDT

POLLOCK, La. (KALB News Channel 5) – Two Northwestern State University professors will offer a "Fun in the Sun" wreath-making class.

Rapides Parish Library Closed For Memorial Day

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:00:00 EDT

RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KALB News Channel 5) All locations of the Rapides Parish Library will be closed for Memorial Day.

CVB Kicks Off Annual Campaign

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:53:00 EDT

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) Convention and Visitors Bureau to kick off annual Close To Home Campaign.

Pineville named "Cleanest City"

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:49:00 EDT

PINEVILLE, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - The Louisiana Garden Club Federation has named the city of Pineville 2013 State's Cleanest City.

Officials To Hold Press Event Regarding Explo

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:35:00 EDT

BATON ROUGE, La. (KALB News Channel 5) State, local officials to hold press event regarding Explo Systems, Inc. at Camp Minden.

VA To Observe Memorial Day 2013

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:20:00 EDT

PINEVILLE, La. (KALB News Channel 5) VA facilities throughout the country plan Memorial Day 2013 events.

Landrieu Introduces Reform Of Chemical Laws

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:11:00 EDT

WASHINGTON D.C. (KALB News Channel 5) Sen. Mary Landrieu joins colleagues to introduce bipartisan reform of U.S. chemical laws.

Hawkins Butler To Headline Entrepreneurship Fest

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:59:00 EDT

HOUMA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) Mary Hawkins Butler will headline Louisiana Entrepreneurship Fest on June 21, 2013.

Road Closure in Belle Chasse

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:50:00 EDT

Belle Chasse, La. (KALB News Channel 5)- LA 23 (Belle Chasse Hwy) will be closed at the Oakville Flood gate Thursday, May 23rd begging at 8 p.m.

Main Library Kicks Off Summer Reading Program

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:50:00 EDT

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) Rapides Parish Main Library Kicks Off 2013 Summer Reading Program on June 8.

Academy Prepared For Sales Tax Holiday

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:45:00 EDT

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) Academy Sports and Outdoors is ready for customers during sales tax holiday.

LSU pinning ceremony held soon

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:42:00 EDT

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - Louisiana State University health and nursing program will conduct their pinning ceremony May 22st.

Vitter Passes Amendment To Farm Bill

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:35:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KALB News Channel 5) Vitter passes amendment to Farm Bill to eliminate food stamps for murderers, sex offenders.

House Committee Approves Homeland Security Bill

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:27:00 EDT

WASHINGTON D.C. (KALB News Channel 5) House Appropriation Committee approves FY2014 Homeland Security Appropriations bill.

Law enforcement connects to citizens

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:17:00 EDT

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - The Rapides Parish Sheriff's office has started a new program to help connect law enforcement to the people.

Vitter Announces Town Hall Meetings

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:12:00 EDT

BATON ROUGE, La. (KALB News Channel 5) Sen. David Vitter announced town hall meetings next week.

NSU is offering art camps

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:53:00 EDT

NATCHITOCHES, La. (KALB News Channel 5)– Northwestern State University is offering Art Fundamentals Summer Camp and Visual Arts Academy for youngsters and teens.

Pollock man killed in crash

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:20:00 EDT

Grant Parish, La. (KALB News Channel 5) –A man from Pollock was killed last night in a single vehicle crash.

Go red for women in Cenla

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:05:00 EDT

Alexandria, LA - (KALB News Channel 5) - The American Heart Association of Central Louisiana is trying to get women to wear red.

New FM emergency notification system available

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:32:00 EDT

BATON ROUGE, La. (KALB News Channel 5) – Louisiana has completed the implementation of the ALERT FM and GSSNet systems across the state.

Drivers fined for searching the web

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:30:00 EDT

BATON ROUGE, LA (KALB News Channel 5) — A bill banning Louisiana drivers from searching social media sites while driving passed the Senate on Tuesday May 22nd.

End of the School Year for students at Martin Park Elementary

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:25:00 EDT

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - It's been a challenging year for the students, faculty, and staff at Martin Park Elementary after their school burned in October 2012.

Pineville distribution company joins relief efforts

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:00 EDT

PINEVILLE, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - DIS-TRAN Wood Products of Pineville joins relief efforts.

Capitol holds Memorial Day celebration

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:04:00 EDT

BATON ROUGE, La. (KALB News Channel 5)- The state capitol will host a Memorial Day tribute to recognize fallen members of the armed forces.

Y Not Text Contest

Mon, 6 May 2013 15:05:00 EDT

Text the code word for a chance to win a $150 gas card!

Gwyneth Paltrow says modeling is the 'perfect job' for moms

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:30:00 EDT

Working moms with young children may be always strapped for time, energy and money. But Gwyneth Paltrow has a solution that worked for her — and might work for you: modeling.

Chris Brown gets into car crash in Los Angeles

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:30:00 EDT

Chris Brown got into a minor fender-bender Tuesday afternoon in Los Angeles, TMZ reports.

Janet Jackson officially joins the billionaires club

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:30:00 EDT

Janet Jackson is officially a billionaire. According to Variety, the singer's big bank account is thanks to decades in the music and acting business.

Report: Justin Bieber requires $5 million confidentiality waiver for all house guests

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:30:00 EDT

Want to hang out at Justin Bieber's house? It might cost you $5 million!

Darius Rucker responds to racist tweet: "Is this 2013 or 1913?"

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:46:00 EDT

Country music artist Darius Rucker has publicly responded to a racist comment made towards him over Twitter.

Brad Pitt on Jennifer Aniston marriage: I was wasting opportunity

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:30:00 EDT

Brad Pitt says he was burnt out from drug use during his marriage to Jennifer Aniston.

Steven Spielberg producing Halo live-action series for XBox

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:30:00 EDT

Steven Spielberg is producing a live-action TV adaptation of the hugely popular Halo video game series, Xbox announced in a presentation for the new Xbox One.

Are Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne living together again?

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:30:00 EDT

After a recent rough patch, one of TV's favorite families — the Osbournes — may be reuniting under the same roof.

Lindsay Lohan sued for $5 million by clothing company

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:48:00 EDT

Lindsay Lohan has been sued for $5 million by a clothing manufacturer.

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman’s Laurence Haddon dies at 90

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:30:00 EDT

Haddon passed away May 10 in Santa Monica, Calif., due to complications from Lewy body disease, a form of dementia.

Brown hounded for calling Manila 'gates of hell'

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:17:00 EDT

Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.

Fugitive in LA attempted-murder case held in Colo.

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:27:00 EDT

A man wanted for 13 years on attempted murder charges in Los Angeles was captured in Colorado after someone called police to report he was urinating on a wall outside a KFC restaurant.

Council members abstain from vote on abstaining

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:17:00 EDT

Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes.

For Philadelphia bicyclist, a cat is his co-pilot

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:07:00 EDT

For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot.

Crane accident cuts power to one-third of Vietnam

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:47:00 EDT

One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid.

Goat on the lam snarls NJ's Pulaski Skyway traffic

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:16:00 EDT

A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase.

Thailand urged to explore edible insect market

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:25:00 EDT

Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating.

Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:25:00 EDT

A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park...

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:33:00 EDT

Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from...

Funeral home has bicycle hearse for 1 last ride

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:04:00 EDT

An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle.