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Woman whose daughter died while Mom went out with friends gets new sentence, freed
SHREVEPORT – The Louisiana Supreme Court says leaving young children alone at home while a parent goes partying negligent, but not a willful murderous act when tragedy occurs. Given that ruling, Sa...
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Markville woman, unbelted, dies when her vehicle leaves road, hits utility pole
MARKSVILLE – A 32-year-old Marksville woman died Tuesday when she lost control of the vehicle she was driving and crashed into a utility pole. State Police identified the driver as Loraine M. Paul....
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Circuit court agrees: 40 years not too long in jail for Acadia child rapist
The Third Circuit Court agrees with a district judge that 40 years is not too long a sentence for a pervert who video his rape of a 12-year-old girl. The court said 15th Dist. Judge Kristian Earles...
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St. Martin to interview superintendent candidates
ST. MARTINVILLE (AP) — The St. Martin Parish School Board will interview its three candidates for superintendent of schools during a special meeting on Dec. 19. James Blanchard, board president, te...
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Direct seafood marketing program expanding
ABBEVILLE (AP) — A boat-to-table seafood marketing project is expanding to two areas in southeast Louisiana, with plans for the southwest. Boat captains post arrival times and their catch on the In...
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Louisiana news briefs
High court rejects Jefferson’s appeal WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is leaving in place the corruption conviction of a former Louisiana congressman who hid money from bribes in his freezer. The j...
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Judge orders new inquiry into Katrina case leaks
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Allegations of prosecutorial misconduct tainted a Justice Department inquiry into the source of leaked information about the probe of deadly police shootings on a New Orleans bri...
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No clear opinion on fiscal cliff in website poll
There was no majority on the stmarynow.com website poll that asked, “Do you think Republicans and Democrats will make a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff?” The response was 39 percent “No,” 35 percent...
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No bite to Louisiana food safety inspections
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s regulators of food safety fail to ensure restaurants and other retail food establishments are complying with health standards and allow violators of safety requiremen...
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Whooping crane activity tracked
NEW ORLEANS — Whooping cranes introduced to the wild in southwestern Louisiana are the focus of intense research aimed at finding out where they go, what they eat and what else they do with their t...
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Camp owner says pay due for evacuation from sinkhole site
BAYOU CORNE (AP) — The sugar and non-dairy creamer for Harley Brown’s coffee was rock hard Friday inside his chilly camp on Bayou Corne.
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Louisiana news briefs
Port Fourchon beach projects set to end in spring PORT FOURCHON — A multimillion dollar effort to restore Port Fourchon’s beach, dune and marsh is set for completion this spring. Lafourche Parish ...
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