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Unbelted, Rayne woman dies when her car hits tree
ABBEVILLE – An unbelted woman was killed when her car left the road Saturday night and hit a tree. Alyssa Gibson, 20, of Rayne, was driving north on US 167 about 10 p.m. when she traveled off the r...
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Man booked on charges related to large pot cultivation lab
Parks – Marijuana might be legal in Colorado and Washington state now but it ain’t legal here yet. Consequently, narcotics agents with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office booked 24-year-old Kory...
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Search on for hit-and-run driver who killed Tangi bicyclist
ROBERT -- Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop L are searching for a driver who struck a Hammond bicyclist on LA 445 Saturday and left the victim lying in the road. Troopers discovered a fata...
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Richard backs Boustany in run-off
LAKE CHARLES – The Democrat who finished third in the Third Congressional District primary race has endorsed one of his Republican opponents. Ron Richard announced his support of Dr. Charles Boust...
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Big storms mean big job for Rayne businessman
By PAUL KEDINGER LSN RAYNE – Can you imagine having to provide shelter, beds, and meals for hundreds –– even thousands –– of workers in the midst of a disaster? Eric Thomas of Rayne can –– and has...
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Texas educator takes Louisiana system presidency
NEW ORLEANS – Sandra K. Woodley is the next president of the University of Louisiana system. The system announced Woodley's appointment Friday in a news release. Woodley succeeds Randy Moffett, wh...
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Noted Zydeco guitarist dies in house fire
OPELOUSAS – Police said a member of the Zydeco music scene has died in a fire in his home. Police say 49-year-old Shelton Broussard died Tuesday night when a fire broke out in his mobile home. Brou...
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Unbelted driver killed when his truck hits pole, overturns
TICKFAW--A 27-year-old Loranger resident, Brandon Lala, was killed in a single-vehicle crash on LA. 442 approximately 2 miles east of Interstate 55 in Tangipahoa Parish. The crash happened Thursday...
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Teen killed when his bike hit on US 165.
GLENMORA – A teenager was killed Wednesday afternoon when his bike was hit by a car. State Police responded to the accident around 2:10 p.m., which occurred on US Hwy 165 at C. Walters Road. The c...
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Teen biker hit by allegedly drunk driver dies
HOUMA – Louisiana State Police Troop C was notified Wednesday afternoon that a 14-year-old boy involved in a Nov. 2 crash on Country Estates Drive in Terrebonne Parish died from his injuries sustai...
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IP donates legendary Bussey Brake and another lake to state
MONROE – International Paper has donated two reservoirs in Morehouse Parish, including the legendary Bussey Brake, to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Bussey, a 2,600-acre reservoir, was c...
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Husband, father questioned in stabbing, burning of his wife, children
LOCKPORT – Charges have not yet been filed in the case of a fire set to cover up the stabbing deaths of a mother and her two young children. Police have questioned the husband-father as the investi...
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