Bayou La Batre Alabama News

Bayou La Batre Katrina Tour

Community groups are using the storm’s anniversary to highlight community needs. more »

Aug/29/09 1:52 PM

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By Chad Petri

Some Areas Still Struggling After Katrina

The 4th anniversary of Katrina is Saturday. Some folks in Bayou La Batre are still having trouble. more »

Aug/28/09 7:33 PM

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By Chad Petri

Comment by Anonymous1967: Ohh yeah, the Red Cross money. I had such gready co-workers that I couldn’t take off because they asked before I did and our names both started… 10 Responses »

Benjamins For Dr. Benjamin

Doctor Regina Benjamin has been approved for 2.2 million in grant money to finish building the Bayou Clinic. more »

Aug/25/09 5:42 PM

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By Tiffany Craig

Comment by really-doe: I think that Dr. Benjamin has been great for the area, and it is great to have a local receive so much attention on the national level. However, I think… 1 Responses »

Dr. Regina Benjamin Paid By Burger King

President Obama's nominee for surgeon general, whose job it is to help encourage Americans to get thinner and healthier, has been working part time as a scientific adviser to the fast-food giant. more »

Aug/13/09 3:38 PM

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By The Associated Press

Comment by nuong: They need more salt. 12 Responses »

Baldwin County Marine Killed

Lance Corporal Bruce Ferrell Junior killed Monday while fighting the war on terror in Afghanistan more »

Aug/11/09 4:09 PM

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By Pat Peterson

Comment by mrs.plato: May God Keep This Family Under His Wings! God Bless! My prayers are with your family! You will be missed “Bubba” 7 Responses »

Back To School Supplies Tax Free

Parents shopping for back to school bargains can buy supplies tax-free this weekend. more »

Aug/5/09 3:54 PM

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By Jessica Taloney

Comment by rmseek1234: Why do they wait until the last minute,when everything is picked over to do this? Sorry, I would rather pay the tax and get what I need, than to run all… view »

Alabama Justice Patti Smith Won’t Run Again

Alabama Supreme Court Justice Patti Smith says she won't seek re-election next year. more »

Jul/26/09 12:35 PM

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By Associated Press

Comment by dougstech: More great news! More republican judges should follow her lead. view »

Sessions Makes His Decision On Sotomayor

Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions says he has made up his mind on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, but not ready to make his decision public. more »

Jul/25/09 6:37 PM

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By Associated Press

Comment by mob1: Southern, unfortantly I am sure she will be voted in since the Dems rule. 1 Responses »

Driver Licenses To Increase By 50 Cents

Alabama Department of Public Safety says starting next week the cost of driver licenses and non-driver licenses will increase by 50 cents. more »

Jul/25/09 1:40 PM

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By Alabama Department of Public Safety

Comment by liz36530: I agree with everybody else here! If I want to give to a charity I will give because I want to! NOT because I`m forced to!!! I am so sick of having taxes… 2 Responses »

Restaurants Get 1-2 Punch

Restaurants in Alabama have two fish labeling laws headed their way.

Jul/20/09 6:20 PM

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By Tiffany Craig

Comment by cork: It’s time we started monitoring the food that is coming in from overseas. It could be coming from some fish farm where there is all kinds of contamination… 2 Responses »

House Blows Before Repo

A mobile home in Bayou La Batre blows up before the repo man gets to haul it off. more »

Jul/17/09 5:34 PM

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By Tiffany Craig

Comment by alabamaoutlaw: Te son is working ? No excuse to be making this poison.Make who ever is responsable pay for it. Alabamaoutlaw view »

Back In The Bayou Again

Watching Dr. Regina Benjamin drive into work in a pickup truck, you would never guess that she's the president's nominee to be US Surgeon General. more »

Jul/15/09 5:55 PM

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By Tiffany Craig

Comment by bulldog: thanks buddy, keep the faith!!! 35 Responses »

She Predicted Surgeon General Pick

Nell Stoddard is a nurse at Dr. Regina Benjamin's clinic and predicted the nomination years ago. more »

Jul/14/09 5:30 PM

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By Tiffany Craig

Comment by carl: Hey! they’re planing on getting them on some shore enough big planes before it’s over. If that engine quit and there’s no place to set… 8 Responses »

From Bayou To Surgeon General?

She's nominated to be U.S. Surgeon General but is best known to our viewers as the hurricane doctor in Bayou La Batre. more »

Jul/13/09 5:40 PM

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By Tiffany Craig

Comment by ickthus: Doctor Regina Benjamin, has worked hard and there are alot of things she can do. The office of Surgeon General is just not one of them. The OSG is more… 32 Responses »

Alabama’s Political Leaders Congratulate Dr. Benjamin

President Barack Obama nominated Bayou La Batre Dr. Regina Benjamin to become the next Surgeon General. more »

Jul/13/09 1:42 PM

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By WKRG Staff

Comment by southfan1981: I think when hospitals hand out pamphlets on breastfeeding that are NOT written by formula companies, we might see some more children benefit. Enfamil’s… 1 Responses »

Bayou La Batre Doctor Is Obama’s Pick For Surgeon General

Dr. Regina Benjamin made headlines in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, with her determination to rebuild her rural health clinic in Bayou La Batre which serves 4,400 patients who would be hard-pressed to find care elsewhere. more »

Jul/13/09 8:41 AM

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By The Associated Press

Comment by ickthus: good nite owl 100 Responses »

Update: Travelling Sex Offender In Jail

A convicted sex offender from Oregon who barged into a house in Grand Bay has been arrested. more »

Jul/10/09 5:30 PM

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By Tiffany Craig

Comment by alabamaoutlaw: Yes there are laws on the books for panhandling and if they want to push it they can get him for vagrancy and loitering.They have ways to move them along… 21 Responses »

Oyster Reef Promises Hundreds Of Jobs

State conservationists say it could save Alabama's shellfish population too. more »

Jul/7/09 9:31 PM

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By Diana Lucio

Comment by alabamaoutlaw: My doctor told me to quit eating them raw but thats the only way i like them.But i hope the oysters have a long and healthy life.If people are working… 1 Responses »

Meth Explosion Caught On Tape

A meth lab explosion at a Bayou La Batre motel is caught on tape. more »

Jul/7/09 4:58 PM

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By Tiffany Craig

Comment by samhell: Novice chemists are dangerous and the drug war produces more and more of them. Just like the thousands of moonshiner accidents during prohibition. 116 Responses »

Former City Councilman Bonds Out Of Jail

Henry Barnes is charged with second degree arson. Bayou La Batre police say Barnes tried to burn down a house he owned on Downey Street last week when a controlled burn got out of control. more »

Jul/2/09 2:30 PM

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By Tiffany Craig

Comment by ethansmuma: This guy has been a snake in the grass for years. He’s gotten away with so much he has grown to believe that he’s above the law. … 2 Responses »