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Capsized boaters avoid Lake Verret gators, climb cypress tree and wait
PIERRE PART – A couple spent part of Saturday night perched in a cypress tree above inquisitive, and perhaps hungry, gators. Assumption deputies say the Baton Rouge couple’s boat sank in sank in ...
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DUI suspected in head-on collision that kills Ville Platte woman
VILLE PLATTE – Investigation continues into a head-on collision that killed a Ville Platte woman about 6 a.m. Sunday. According to State Police Rita Soileau, 62, was driving south on U.S. Hwy. 167 ...
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Searle
Long-time Vermilion School Board member steps down
ABBEVILLE – Long-time Vermilion Parish School Board member Bill Searle has resigned. Searle, 83, told board members and administrators that his resignation is immediate. He has 2 1/2 years remainin...
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One twin drowns in family pool; the other 4-year-old clings to life
BOSSIER CITY – Twin four-year-old girls jumped or fell into a swimming Sunday afternoon, one drowned and the other is clinging to life. Police said the incident occurred shortly after 2 p.m. at a h...
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New Miss Louisiana already preparing for Miss America pageant
MONROE – Miss Louisiana 2012 will take a year off from Louisiana Tech to travel the state and prepare for the Miss America pageant in January. Lauren Vizza, 22, represented her school in winning th...
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LaFont
Trapper Joe allegedly punches girlfriend, tries to burn her
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Trapper Joe allegedly tried to burn his girlfriend with a cigarette and hit her with his fist. Trapper -- in real life Noces Joseph LaFont, Jr. -- is one of the stars of T...
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Lafayette, La. Tech entries win first night of Miss Louisiana judging
MONROE – Competition in the Miss Louisiana pageant continues Friday night with the second round of preliminaries. On Thursday, Miss Lafayette Mallory Cox, a pianist, won the talent portion and Miss...
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Lake Ponchartrain Basin restoration pact extension clears Senate committee
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator David Vitter announced Thursday that he secured a reauthorization of his Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Act that passed out of the Senate Environment and Public Wor...
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Lafleur
Accused killer's girlfriend says she talked to him about robbing VP nail shop
VILLE PLATTE – Accused murderer Dannie Lafleur’s girlfriend testified Wednesday she talked to him about robbing the shop he is charged with robbing and killing the owner of. Jeannie Malee Fontenot...
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Monroe superintendent says 50-100 teacher layoffs necessary
MONROE – The Monroe City School Board as several budget choices and none of them are pleasant. The plans presented by Superintendent Kathleen Harris could result in 50 to 100 teachers being cut nex...
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Extra fruit, veggies driving school meal expenses up, Vermilion considering price change
ABBEVILLE – The parish schools’ Child Nutrition Supervisor Mary Jumonville has approached the Vermilion Parish School Board about increasing the cost of school lunches by 20 cents per student becau...
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Convoy collision kills rig driver
SHREVEPORT – Eighteen-wheelers convoying on U.S. 79 collided with another Tuesday, killing its driver. Deputies said a truck in a convoy of northbound Frac Tech Solutions rigs ran into the rear of ...
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