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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 3:21pm

FOX 48 Updates

Acadian Fine Foods recalls more than 17,000 pounds of pork, chicken stew

By Samantha Morgan
Acadian Fine Foods, LLC, based out of Church Point, La. issued the recall on Friday, May 10 for its products distributed in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. The following products are subject to recall:
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Budget passes House floor, leaving most satisfied

By Alex Deiro (WVLA-TV, Baton Rouge,La.)
The Louisiana House of Representatives passed a 92-6 Budget just before 5:00 on Friday Afternoon.

Budget debate pushed back to Friday on the House floor

By Alex Deiro (WVLA-TV, Baton Rouge, La.)
Legislators were scheduled to continue budget talks Thursday, but legislators have decided to push that budget debate back until Friday. Representatives are still working out negotiations on HB1 and should start the debate process Friday.

Alexandria Mall announces program to curb unsupervised youth

By Noah Authement
Alexandria Mall announced a new program and policy on Tuesday to curb unsupervised youths visiting the mall on Friday and Saturday nights.

‘Make something good come from my death’: May 9 declared Louisiana Gray Day

By Samantha Morgan
Thursday, May 9, 2013 will be the first Louisiana Gray Day in honor of a man who died from brain cancer in 2010. “The last thing he asked his family to do was to make something good come from his death.”

Hutco to pay overtime back wages following U.S. Labor Dept. investigation

By U.S. Dept. of Labor
Hutco Inc., a major industrial services employment agency, has agreed to pay $1,916,850 in back wages to 2,267 employees assigned to client work sites throughout Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. An investigation conducted by the U.S.

Escaped Natchitoches prison inmate captured in Mississippi

By Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office
A Department of Corrections Inmate who escaped from the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center on Thursday afternoon has been captured near Jackson, Mississippi according to Natchitoches Parish Sheriff Victor Jones Jr.

Natchitoches prison inmate loose; Northwestern State put on 'Purple Alert'

By Noah Authement
Natchitoches Parish Sherrif's Office is on the search for an escaped inmate.
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Teen turns himself in for robbery attempt thwarted by victim who disarmed him

By Samantha Morgan
A 16 year-old turned himself in to police Wednesday evening for allegedly participating in at least three armed robberies in the New Orleans area, officials say.

Bill to prevent another sinkhole disaster heads to Senate floor

By Kris Cusanza (WVLA-TV Baton Rouge, La.)
The Senate Natural Resource Committee approved a bill that would prevent companies from drilling or storing chemicals in a salt dome without lawmakers’ approval.