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Fired maintenance man shoots, kills apartment manager
BOSSIER CITY – A maintenance man fired earlier in the day allegedly returned to an apartment complex and killed the manager. Police said Robert Earl Walter, 54, is accused of shooting April Fulghum...
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Chopper hits tower guidewire, crashes, Texas pilot killed
LYONS POINT - A helicopter apparently flying too low crashed in a field near Lyons Point Thursday morning killing the Texas pilot and cutting a guidewire that was attached to an antennae belonging ...
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Study says 14-inch limit doesn' produce larger Basin bass; environmental factors, not anglers, are the key
A Wildlife & Fisheries studies concludes a 14-inch minimum length limit for keeping bass caught in the Atchafalaya Basin, imposed in the wake of Hurricane Andrew, does not produce larger fish. The ...
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Court lets coke dealer's life sentence stand, refuses bid to identify confidential informant
The Third Circuit Court of Appeal has denied a cocaine dealer’s bid to reverse his life sentence as a multiple offender, saying Dist. Judge Glennon Everett properly denied Jonathan Citizen’s motion...
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West Nile case confirmed in St. Martin youngster
ST. MARTINVILLE – The state Office of Public Health is now one case of West Nile Virus in St. Martin Parish. Parish President Guy Cormier says the detection of the potentially deadly virus in trap...
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Allegedly drunk driver hits bike; rider knocked to pavement, dies
BATON ROUGE – A previously convicted drunk driver was alleged driving drunk again when he hit a woman on a bicycle late Sunday night, spilling her into the path of oncoming traffic which ran over a...
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Council rejects two moves to remove Independence mayor
INDEPENDENCE--Two efforts by the town council of Independence to ask Mayor Mike Ragusa to take a leave or resign failed Monday. The mayor says he is innocent of a felony charge and two misdemeanors...
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Unrestrained driver dies when his pickup hits several trees
EAST FELICIANA – An Austin, Texas man was killed when his truck hit several trees Monday morning. State Police said the unbelted Richard Kennedy, Jr., 25, drove his truck and a travel trailer off ...
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State Police probe missing evidence charge by Gueydan officer
GUEYDAN – Stephen Hammond of the State Police confirmed that there is an investigation taking place by the State Police of the Gueydan Police Department. Hammond said DA Mike Harson requested the i...
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Father and son allegedly operated sophisticated pot plant
ABBEVILLE – A marijuana operation raided by Vermilion officers wasn’t your everyday pot patch by a father and son. Sheriff’s narcotics agents seized several thousand dollars worth of equipment, ill...
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High Court will rule in DA ethics case
NEW ORLEANS - Whether the DA for three South Louisiana parishes violated rules of professional conduct is up to the state’s supreme court. Phil Haney, DA for Iberia, St. Mary and St. Martin, repres...
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Charges against Independence mayor now in Tangi DA's hands
INDEPENDENCE—District Attorney Scott Perrilloux and his staff must consider how to proceed after Independence Police file paperwork regarding an a battery incident involving Independence Mayor Mich...
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