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# Baton Rouge

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Man who spent 45 years in jail for rape finally has conviction overturned
State of emergency declared in Louisiana after floods endanger thousands
Dramatic footage shows woman and dog being pulled from a sinking car in Louisiana floods
Man who shot dead three police officers was a US Marine who served in Iraq
Tens of thousands of homes could be swamped as Mississippi river floodgates to be opened