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Missouri governor, barge industry urge action on rivers in wake of drought
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and the barge industry are imploring the federal government to take steps to keep enough water flowing on the drought-ridden Missouri and Mississippi rivers...
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New steps ordered at Bayou Corne sinkhole
BATON ROUGE (AP) — The state has ordered new steps to minimize risk of exposure to natural gas under property where a large sinkhole formed in August in Assumption Parish. The Louisiana Office of C...
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Jindal asked to rethink Medicaid expansion
By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE — Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal is being urged by Louisiana Democratic leaders and advocacy groups to reconsider his opposition to expanding the stat...
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PAR forms tax advisory group BATON ROUGE — A nonpartisan government watchdog organization has assembled an advisory panel to look at potential tax code changes for Louisiana residents and business...
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Trio charged with leaving baby, dog in car while they shop at Walmart
KENNER – A trio of shoppers who left an infant and dog locked in a car while they shopped at Walmart are on bond awaiting a court appearance. A window of the vehicle was partially down with the 10-...
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Woman pleads, faces 25 years for death of her step-daughter, 5
BOSSIER CITY – An Elm Grove woman pleaded guilty Monday to killer her five-year-old stepdaughter last year. She could get up to 25 years in prison for the manslaughter plea. Sentencing is scheduled...
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Teens' killer gets life with no parole
TALLULAH – The man who killed two teenage women here last summer was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no parole. Walter Walker was convicted of two counts of second-degree murder. He killed ...
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Luck, police work led to bust of hydro-marijuana farm
ERATH - The Erath Police Department got the surprise of the year when they walked into the Norred home on Broussard Street and learned a husband and wife were running a sophisticated hydrophonic ma...
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Coke dealer gets 27 years; his son six
SHREVEPORT – A coke dealer has a 27-year sentence and his son a six-year one. US Attorney Stephanie A. Finley said Darien L. Reliford of Shreveport was sentenced on Friday, November 9, 2012, to 327...
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Allegedly drunk driver hits, kills motorcyclist
By Cathy Chapman LSN KENTWOOD – What started as a peaceful ride with friends turned tragic Saturday morning when ae motorcyclist was killed just west of here. According to witnesses, Elmus “E.H.” ...
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Trio robs popular Shreveport eatery
SHREVEPORT – Police are searching for a trio of men who held up one of the city’s more-popular restaurants. The Superior Grill on Line Avenue was robbed at closing time Sunday night. Just before 11...
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Deer hunter learns a tracking lesson the hard way
DRY CREEK – Even experienced hunters learn something every season. For Chad Hebert that lesson could have been fatal. Hebert’s son, Gavin, 13, shot a 10-point buck and Hebert, unarmed, tracked the ...
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