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Kaplan man charged with dozen counts of sexual battery on juvenile
KAPLAN - A Kaplan man was recently booked into the Vermilion Parish jail on 12 counts of sexual battery on a juvenile. Kelly James Abshire, 49, remains in the parish jail as of Thursday. His total...
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Duck guide gets five-year probation, $5,000 fine for illegal teal hunts
LAFAYETTE – A professional hunting guide who directed “sports” to leave illegally killed ducks where they fell has been fined and barred from hunting for five years. Curmet Landry of Kaplan, owner ...
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Evangeline board seeks time to respond to $1.4 million deseg legal billing
VILLE PLATTE -- The Evangeline Parish School Board is seeking a couple of months to prepare a response to a $1.6 million invoice for legal fees. Marion Overton White of Opelousas has submitted that...
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Two big rigs crash near Leesville, both drivers killed
LEESVILLE – State Police said an 18-wheeler ran a stop sign at La. 8 and La. 28 east of here early Tuesday and was hit by another, killing both drivers and spilling molten sulphur onto the roadway....
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Apparently distracted teen driver loses vehicle control, hits tree, dies
TANGIPAHOA –State Police said apparent driver inattention at high speed resulted in a crash on Interstate 12 that killed her and injured two passengers. Troopers said Kristina Barnard was driving w...
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Traffic stop busts alleged dealer on I-49
OPELOUSAS – A traffic stop on I-49 turned into a dealer bust. According to Chief Perry Gallow, The Opelousas Police Department arrested Joseph M. Wheeler, 28, of 383 Budd St. Sunset on charges of P...
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Chyna Young, right, and her mother Sherry Yokum display the letter of acceptance to McNeese St. University that Chyna received on January 6. Chyna, shot four times by her ex-boyfriend when she was three months pregnant last June has since given birth to a baby girl and is currently undergoing rehabilitation Crowley.
Sherry & Chyna's story: 'I wasn't going to let that animal get the satisfaction of taking my child'
By Howell Dennis LSN CROWLEY – Chyna Young doesn’t remember much of the night of June 14, 2011. “I was sleeping and it was early when I heard my mother screaming ’run Chyna run,”she said. “T...
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The case of the bloody trail that leads to stolen copper, and fish for supper
ABBEVILLE – A man who allegedly stole copper, frozen fish, two generators and air conditioner material from a store in Abbeville will not be remember as the smartest alleged crook in town. The Abbe...
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Bunkie man apparently kills wife, then himself
MARKSVILLE – Police say a Bunkie man apparently killed his wife in a motel room, then took his own life. Chief Elllis Walker said the bodies of Shantel Alexander, 22, of Marksville and Dontques Mar...
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Two women killed when 18-wheeler driver doesn't see Lincoln stopped to make turn, crashes into it
KENTWOOD – Two elderly women were killed and two others were seriously injured after an 18-wheeler crashed into their Lincoln. The driver of the truck which killed them is charged with negligen...
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Car pulls in front of Harley, bike passenger killed
SLAUGHTER – A motorcycle passenger was killed when a car pulled out of a driveway into the bike’s path Friday. State Police said Debra Benoit, 48, was on a motorcycle driven by Bernard Schweitzer, ...
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Parole officer allegedly had sex with clients
VILLE PLATTE – State Police have arrested a probation and parole officer for allegedly engaging in sexual conduct with females while on the job. Detectives from the Lake Charles Field Office rece...
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