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Trophy contest buck allegedly shot illegally, its killer charged
WINNSBORO - A man who allegedly shot a big deer with an illegal weapon, then entered it several contests is charged with four counts of fraud. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents ...
Jan 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 47 47 recommendations | email to a friend
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Unbelted passenger dies in Henderson crash
HENDERSON – An unbelted woman riding in the backseat was killed Monday when an SUV left the roadway and struck a tree. State Police said Elizabeth Howe, 55, of St. Martinville was killed in the 5 a...
Jan 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rice farmers renew research/promotion fee
CROWLEY – Louisiana rice farmers overwhelmingly agreed to continue paying a nickel for every 100 pounds of rice for research and 3 cents per hundred pounds for promotion for the next five years. ...
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Three charged in double-murder
OPELOUSAS – A man is charged with the murder of two men last week and two others are charged with accessory to the crime. Police said Friday that Robert Rideau, 32, is charged with the first-degree...
Jan 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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Police say woman tried to drown her three children
SUNSET – A woman is accused of attempting to drown her three children. Police said Haily Schramm, 31, is charged with three counts of attempted second-degree murder. She came to police attention wh...
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Conservation Districts pick Strain their man of the year
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts named Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain "Conservationist of the Year" at their 66th annual convention in Lafayette. ...
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Unrestrained driver killed when ejected during rollover
ST. MARTINVILLE – An unrestrained driver died when ejected from his vehicle as it rolled over several times early Friday. State Police said Tori Fredieu, 24, of St. Martinville was driving a pickup...
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Day care owner gets almost 5 years in federal fraud case
MONROE – A day care owner has been sentenced to almost five years in prison for defrauding the state of about $120,000 in assistance for low-income parents. Federal prosecutors said 37-year-old Ang...
Jan 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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State Police continuing enforcement assistance in St. Martinville
ST. MARTINVILLE – Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I will continue to aid city police in patrolling St. Martinville well into next month, said Mayor Thomas Nelson. Nelson said he request...
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Woman pleads to federal marijuana charges
BREAUX BRIDGE – A Breaux Bridge woman has pleaded guilty to drug charges in federal court in Lafayette. Francis Eaglin, 42, was charged with one count for conspiracy to possess with intent to dist...
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Grand jury indicts three teens in robbery-murder
ABBEVILLE – On Thursday, a special grand jury in the 15th Judicial Court indicted three teenagers arrested for allegedly beating to death a Vietnamese man in Abbeville last week. Facing life in pr...
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State put $605 million in transportation projects in 2011
BATON ROUGE –– DOTD Secretary Sherri H. LeBas said the state invested over $605 million on transportation infrastructure projects during 2011, resulting in 338 projects that helped to improve ove...
Jan 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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