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Lafourche Woman Suing To Change Policy for Obese Airline Passengers
WGNO NewsA Lafourche Parish woman who made national headlines after being told she was too fat to fly is suing Southwest Airlines when she says it happened again. After dropping more than 100 pounds so far, Kenlie Tiggeman thought her fear of embarrassment at the...Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Health, Obesity, Services and Shopping, Overweight
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Plane Crash near Lakefront Airport New Orleans
WGNO NewsAccording to FAA, there was a plane crash around 10:30 am Sunday morning. The aircraft was a single-engine Cirrus SR-20. The pilot reported engine trouble shortly after taking off from New Orleans Lakefront on a flight to Dalton, GA. Air traffic...Tags: Fishing, WGNO
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Gunfire at Airport Injures Airline Employee
WGNO NewsA Harvey man was cited for negligent injury on Monday morning, after a gun he brought to the Louis Armstrong International Airport shot a United Airlines employee. Edward Deubler, 65, was attempting to check a hunting rifle at the United ticket counter...Tags: Firearms, Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, Louis Armstrong, Crimes
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Three Hot Spots Identified in Marsh Fire
WGNO NewsDuring a reconnaissance flight today at noon, the New Orleans Fire Department identified three hot spots in the marsh fire in New Orleans East. As a result, the Mayor requested aerial support from the state, and the Louisiana National Guard quickly...Tags: Fires, Tropical Weather, Tropical Storms, Forestry and Timber, Regional Authority
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After A Decade Of Grief And Recovery, Nation Remembers 9/11
WGNOThousands gathered Sunday morning at New York's Ground Zero and stood still in silence, some crying as they listened to the names of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks read aloud. "They were our neighbors, our friends, our wives, children and...Tags: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Aircraft Hijacking, Transportation Accidents, Armed Conflicts, Dick Cheney
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Winter Storms Skirts By Southeast Louisiana
ABC26 NewsWhile most of "Old Man Winter's" punch hit places north of the metro area. But some of that bad weather did hit Southeast Louisiana. It was cold, wet and windy on the North Shore. Washington Parish got some sleet but mostly rain and near freezing...Tags: Sugar Bowl, Fort Lauderdale, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Washington (U.S. state), WGNO
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Aerial Spraying For Mosquitoes
ABC26 NewsAerial spraying is scheduled in parts of Jefferson Parish and will take place on the evening of Sunday, August 22, 2010 weather conditions permitting. Spraying will begin approximately 7:40 p.m. and end at approximately 9:40 p.m. The boundaries to be...Tags: Road Transportation, Transportation, Air Transportation, Travel, Air Transportation Delays
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Small Plane Crashes in Houma Monday Night
ABC26 NewsMonday night around 8pm Terrebonne Parish deputies and the Houma Police patrolmen responded to an airplane crash on East Woodlawn Ranch Rd. in Houma, La. Deputies arrived at this location and located the pilot and the passenger. They had already exited...Tags: Health, Injuries and Wounds, Transportation, Texas, Air Transportation
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Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Receives $6.2 Million AIP Grant
ABC26 NewsThe New Orleans Aviation Board has received a $6.2 Million Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Discretionary Grant for its Terminal Apron Rehabilitation project. This project will rehabilitate the apron areas...Tags: Louis Armstrong, Concourse, Transportation, Air Transportation, Travel
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Naps on the Job
WGNO NewsFeeling a little tired? Maybe you should go take a nap. It'll make my your performance much better, at least according to some scientists. It seems like air traffic controllers can't stay awake at night, causing all kinds of problems. Some scientists say...Tags: Emergency Planning, Disasters and Accidents
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4 Rescued After Dramatic Airplane Ditch In Gulf
ABC26 NewsWith his engine failing, the pilot of a single-engine plane managed to maneuver the craft and three passengers to a safe splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford said the pilot of the Piper...Tags: Mexico, U.S. Coast Guard, Transportation, Entertainment, Delta Air Lines
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Man Killed in South Mississippi Plane Crash Identified
ABC26 News partner, WLOX-TV, has learned the man killed in a Monday morning plane crash was Hancock County resident Frank James Letellier, who everyone knew as "Breezy."
A friend of the victim on the scene confirmed the identity to WLOX. Letellier's...Tags: Transportation, Air Transportation, WGNO, Travel, Federal Aviation Administration
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