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Shreveport GM plant being sold SHREVEPORT — Shreveport and Caddo Parish officials say the former General Motors assembly plant has a buyer that plans thousands of vehicle assembly jobs with good p...
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Feds, Transocean reach $1.4B deal over Gulf spill
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Justice Department has reached a $1.4 billion settlement with Transocean Ltd., the owner of the drilling rig that sank after an explosion killed 11 workers and spawned the ma...
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Tax vote splits Louisiana congressional delegation
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s congressional delegation split in voting over the deal to prevent the so-called “fiscal cliff” of widespread tax increases and deep spending cuts, with most of the st...
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Transocean will pay $1.4 billion to settle Deepwater Horizon probe by Justice Dept.
NEW ORLEANS – The Associated Press reports that the Justice Department has reached a $1.4 billion settlement with Transocean Ltd., the owner of the drilling rig that sank after an explosion killed ...
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Jeff Davis Bancshares buys Mamou bank for $20.9 million
Jeff Davis Bancshares, the financial holding company of Jeff Davis Bank & Trust Co. of Jennings, has completed its acquisition of Mamou-based Guaranty Bank in a cash transaction valued at $20.9 mil...
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Sulphur to get Creole Nature Trail visitors center
SULPHUR (AP) — Sulphur officials are tickled that their city will get a visitors center for the Creole Nature Trail — 180 miles of scenic byways in Calcasieu and Cameron parishes. The Southwest Lou...
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2 campers die in Claiborne Parish HOMER — Claiborne Parish authorities say two people died from carbon monoxide poisoning while in a pop-up camper Sheriff Ken Bailey said 50-year-old Paul Pitts an...
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Gulf shrimpers filed petitions for relief from shrimp imports
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Gulf of Mexico shrimpers have filed petitions with the federal government seeking relief from subsidized shrimp imports. The move came several weeks after Gulf of Mexico shrimper...
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Traffic-stopping dog still needs a home
FRANKLIN – A chihuahua that stopped traffic on the Morgan City La. 182 Bridge on the morning of Dec. 20 is still looking for a home, as of Friday afternoon, after being taken to the St. Mary Parish...
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Competency hearing for alleged child killer again delayed
THIBODEAUX – A hearing to determine the competency of a man accused of beheading his son has been delayed again. Jeremiah Wright, 31, of Thibodaux, must be deemed mentally competent before he can s...
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Truck leaves road, hits creek bank, catches fire, driver dies
ZWOLLE – A man died Saturday when his pickup caught fire after leaving the roadway and hitting an embankment. State Police said Nick Brevelle, 20, of Zwolle was northbound on LA 483 when his truck ...
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VP man allegedly had more than 1,000 child porn images, plus videos
VILLE PLATTE – A 57-year-old man is charged with child pornography in a case that began in September. State Police said information indicating Bradley Smith of Ville Platte was possibly in possessi...
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