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Bridge jumper's conviction stands
Mark Savoy can add the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to the list of agencies and officials allegedly conspiring against him. The Basin Bridge Jumper on Wednesday lost his appeal of his conviction ...
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Tangipahoa school panel, facing $10 million deficit, votes to extend budget cuts
AMITE – The Tangipahoa Parish School Board's Finance Committee decided Tuesday to extend another year reductions in teacher benefits. The vote means that school system administrators can include th...
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Woman gets 14 months, fine in low-income mortgage scam
LAFAYETTE – The former owner of a firm packaging low-income mortgages has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for wire fraud. Mary L. Francois of St. Martinville was also ordered by Judg...
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Amite driver dies when car hits tree, burns
AMITE – An Amite man died Tuesday night when his car left the road, hit a tree and exploded. State Police said the accident occurred shortly before 11 p.m. on La. 1054 about two miles south of La. ...
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Man accused of buying-selling a ton of sac-a-lait faces more than 50 charges, other arrests expected
ST. JAMES – Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents arrested a St. James man for allegedly buying-selling a ton of sac-a-lait. After executing a search wa...
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Bill re-writing concealed carry provision heads to Senate floor
BATON ROUGE – Acadiana Sens. Elbert Guillory, Fred Mills and Jonathan Perry were among committee members voting to send a bill rewriting the state constitution’s gun possession protections to the f...
Apr 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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Coin exhibit traces finance history in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE – Secretary of State Tom Schedler said the “Coin of the Realm: The History of Finance in Louisiana” exhibit will open Saturday, April 7 at Louisiana’s Old State Capitol. The exhibit fe...
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Senate debate on education bills set
BATON ROUGE – The Senate is expected to debate Gov. Bobby Jindal’s centerpiece education bills on Wednesday. Passage would have them on his desk before the week is out. The bills have moved at extr...
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Former priest now faces 100 counts of sexual battery, 40 of aggravated rape
LAKE CHARLES – A former priest arrested two weeks ago has been charged with more sex crimes. Mark A. Broussard, 56, is now charged with 100 counts of sexual battery and 40 counts of aggravated rap...
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Nights too warm too soon can be a blight on rice farmers
ABBEVILLE – The rice in the fields has started growing, and already Vermilion Parishg rice farmers are worried about their first crop. The farmers are dealing with low market prices, which makes i...
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38 gators in seven days - one man's life on the bayou
HENDERSON - “Thirty-eight gators in seven days – that was my goal and a pretty impressive accomplishment in my book,” local trapper Jude Mequet said when asked what motivated him during the filming...
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Woman allegedly tries to run over juvenile rock throwers, charged with attempted murder
MONROE – A teenager faces charges of attempted second degree murder after allegedly trying to runover juveniles who threw rocks at her car, breaking a window in it. Police said the incident happene...
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