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Alleged would-be bomber too bombed to book
By Todd C. Elliott todd.elliott@eunicetoday.com An alleged bomb threat by an extremely bombed man landed him in the Eunice City Jail. Police arrested a Mississippi man on Tuesday for disturbing th...
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Police hope case against alleged dealer sticks this time
Dexter Freeman’s alleged occupation hasn’t changed in the year since he was last arrested. Police on Sept. 17 charged Freeman, 24, of 340 Ulysses with two counts of distribution of Schedule II narc...
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Lallie Kemp patients getting notice to start looking elsewhere for treatment
INDEPENDENCE – Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center has begun notifying patients of the closure of its Ophthalmology Clinic and Podiatry Clinic and the possible closure of oncology services at the h...
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Pecan crop takes major Isaac hit, but price bump thought not likely
Louisiana pecan crop estimates for 2012 ranged from 13 million to 13.5 million pounds before Hurricane Isaac struck, according to industry experts. But a statewide loss of 15 percent would reduce...
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Tuscaloosa drilling surge seen in 2013
MARKSVILLE – It has been over a year now now since oil companies began gobbling up leases in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale in Avoyelles, and already three wells are under way. Some industry experts e...
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Suspect allegedly admits LSU bomb threat
BATON ROUGE – LSU Police, with the assistance of multiple other Law Enforcement agencies, have made an arrest in the bomb threat directed toward the LSU campus. Shortly before 12 a.m. today, Wil...
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La. College Law School dean resigns
PINEVILLE – The dean of Louisiana College’s as-yet-unopened law school has resigned to accept another position. The Shreveport-based law school is supposed to open next fall. J. Michael Johnson, an...
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Late-nighters keep guzzling in Vermilion as jury works on bar-closing loophole
ABBEVILLE – The Vermilion Parish Police Jury thought by just changing the times to stop rural bars from selling alcohol in Vermilion Parish from 4 a.m. to 2 a.m., it would get impaired drivers off ...
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Passenger killed when pickup runs stopsign, hits car she was riding in
ZACHARY – A woman was killed Tuesday afternoon when the car she was riding in was struck by a pickup truck whose driver ran a stop sign. State Police said the accident happened about 3:30 p.m. at L...
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Alexandria council agrees to Hotel Bentley rescue plan
ALEXANDRIA – The City Council has approved an ordinance permitting agreement between the city and a development to salvage the historic Hotel Bentley. The agreement permits businessman Mike Jenkins...
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'Inattentive' truck driver hits disabled vehicle on interstate shoulder, infant killed
ROBERT – An apparently inattentive Diamondhead, Miss. man has been charged with negligent homicide in an accident that killed an infant in a disabled van at the I-12 Robert exit near LA 445. Troope...
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Woman pleads guility in Medicare wheelchair scam
LAFAYETTE _–A Rayne woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal health care fraud. Dorothy Cole, 59, owned a company that provided such items as power wheelchairs and scooters to Medicare recipients. S...
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