"Urban growth encroaches on habitats of wild animals" Due to the explosive growth of Baton Rouge wild animals have been losing their habitats. Lately there have been more and more calls to Animal Control to come pick up wild animals. Last week they received a call about a ... animals back to health, all on her own money. Bluebonnet Swamp is one haven for wild animals, but even here they can encounter problems. I think this is news because Baton Rouge is growing at a rapid pace and soon there will be no place for these animals to go. They will be forced to move out of there habitats. As they ...

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... vanished into thin air. It was the perfect moment. The horizon was lit up like a fireball in the sky, radiating a slew of colors across my small piece of southern Baton Rouge. My soul smiled, and for the first time the tears that ran down my cheek was a symbol of joy. With my new found happiness, I immediately turned around and rushed home ... I was a 13 year old with an apartment, a job and fairly decent grades in school, living on my own and even saving some money to get as far away from Baton Rouge as I could. Subconsciously, this was the beginning of what would be my life. Nothing h...

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... under arrest she was forced to confess through torture. She was forced to sign an affidavit saying that she acquired the poison while visiting her sister and Gair in Baton Rouge. A young black man, John George gave the poison to her, and she was told to poison Dr. Sanders by orders of Ray and Gair. Dr. Sanders went before a magistrate to ... and how Gair was behind it. An arrest warrant was put out for John Gair and a posse rode out to arrest him. As the posse was riding back from Baton Rouge, it was met by a armed gang on horseback who unarmed the posse and captured the prisoner from t...

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... music for extended periods of time, your body becomes in synch with the beats. Once this occurs then the music begins to hold some small control over the crowd. Baton Rouge experienced raver was interviewed and she said, "It is when a crowd falls into a hypnotic dreamlike state when the DJ's really come into play. Once they have a good hold on the ... ...

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... I realized that my help was unnecessary and that he had paid me out of his own pocket just so I could make extra money. On another occasion Neil drove from Baton Rouge to New Orleans to bring me a bag that I had left at his apartment. That incredible favor is yet another example of the generosity he has shown me throughout my life ... ...

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... 4, p.38, 1/9 Error! Bookmark not defined. Germer, Fawn. "The helmet issue-again." U.S. News and World Report 19 Jun. 2000 Error! Bookmark not defined. "Helmet change could save lives." The Advocate Baton Rouge, LA 30 Apr. 2003 Error! Bookmark not defined. Stewart, Ben. "Fast Finery." Popular Mechanics Apr.2003:104 Treadway, Joan. "77% favor motorcycle helmet requirement; Public polled on road and Alcohol ... ...

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