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Former youth minister gets 40 years after pleading to forcible rape counts
ALEXANDRIA – A former church youth minister was sentenced to 40 years after pleading guilty Monday to four counts of forcible rape of boys whose families were church members. Angelo “Doobie” Golatt...
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Pickup leaves road, overturns in Cane River, one killed, driver charged
NATCHITOCHES – State Police have charged a man with vehicular homicide after he overturned his pickup in Cane River, killing one of his passengers. Police said Cody L. Crittenden, 26, drove off Fis...
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Survey finds residents generally unhappy with Louisiana K-12 education
BATON ROUGE – The LSU Public Policy Research Lab, or PPRL, supported by the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs, has released the first section of their annual Louisiana Survey, focusing on re...
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3rd Circuit reverses crawfish-insecticide ruling, sends back to district court for trial
A suit over alleged damages occurring after an insecticide was used on rice seed planted in what were also crawfish ponds has been sent back to district court in Opelousas. The Third Circuit Cour o...
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L-4-10 is smitten and wildlife world watches
Older male whooping it up, courting younger female
ABBEVILLE – The most-watched couple in Vermilion Parish are L-4-10 and L-7-11, birds of a feather who seemingly are flocking together. The two whooping cranes, who look to be in love, now know wha...
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Fruge heads Lafayette branch bank
Eunice native Andre Fruge, who is Louisiana Capital President and CEO, has been named president of Business First Bank’s branch in Lafayette. He is the son of Anne Fruge and the late Dr. Bernard “B...
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'Cat Lady' charged with drug sales; 50 felines relocated
HAUGHTON – A woman accused of selling drugs to undercover officers had more than 50 cats in her home when arrested. Bossier sheriff’s deputies said Carol McKnight, 47, is charged with two counts of...
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Chicot land road reopens
VILLE PLATTE – The road leading to Chicot State Park’s East Landing has reopened to the public, after state Department of Transportation and Development personnel filled a sunken portion of the roa...
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Wilton's rescuers would like to chat with him, now that they've all dried out
Adversity often brings out feats of courage and heroism, and that was certainly certainly on display during Monday’s torrential downpour, when two employees of a Eunice company came to the aid of a...
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What is thought to be a black panther is seen in the middle left of this image taken by wildlife agent.
Wildlife agents probe black panther sighting
NUNEZ – Rumors of a black panther sighting in the Nunez area have been floating around the small community for a couple of weeks. Those rumors quickly turned into reality when Louisiana Wildlife a...
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Rapides unit state's first Level II Trauma Center
ALEXANDRIA – Rapides Regional Medical Center has been verified as Louisiana’s first Level II Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons’ Committee on Trauma (ACSCOT). The verification compl...
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Lawyer realizes he once spoke for client's alleged murder victim, jury sent home
A mistrial was declared in the murder case against Nicholas Richard after his attorney discovered he had once represented the dead man. Richard is accused of shooting Jason Lazard in Opelousas on M...
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