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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...
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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...
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Jindal education plan jolts establishment
BATON ROUGE – Gov. Bobby Jindal’s agenda for overhauling Louisiana public education rubs the establishment the wrong way. Jindal on Tuesday unveiled a plan that would revise teacher tenure laws, gr...
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Teen trio allegedly beats man for less than $100, leaves him dying in street
ABBEVILLE – Three Abbeville teenagers face the death penalty for allegedly robbing and killing a Vietnamese for less than $100. The juveniles, whose names are withheld, were arrested and charged wi...
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Man allegedly posed as young girl to lure teen boys
A man allegedly posed as a 14-year-old girl while trolling for teenage boys on the internet. Allege details continue to emerge in the case of accused sex offender Eric Manuel, who was first arreste...
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Driver killed in head-on collision with 18-wheeler
JEFF DAVIS PARISH - A crash on US 90 near LA Hwy 1126 in Jefferson Davis Parish killed a Jennings man on Thursday afternoon. State Police said Aden L. Greek, 53, crossed the center line and hit an ...
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Drive instructor booked on sex charges involving student under 16
CROWLEY – A driving instructor is accused of having sex with a girl under age 16. Randal Trahan, 46, was booked into the Lafayette Parish jail on charges of felony carnal knowledge (two counts) an...
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