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11-06-2009 08:12 AM CST
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(Undated) -- Here's the latest on stories making news this hour. A New Orleans police officer dies from injuries suffered in a crash. A new early-voting site is approved for the Crescent City. A Lafayette group home is closed after the state revokes its license. A Harvey man is indicted in a fatal shooting. The census amendment by U.S. Senator David Vitter is blocked by Senate Democrats. Two police officers are accused of stealing money from a dead man. A woman is accused of leaving her child home alone while committing crimes. And gasoline prices fall again.
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