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Chief's home burns to ground
At approximately 6:30 Thursday night Chief of Police of Greensburg Tim Brown's home caught fire and burned to the ground. According to authorities on scene, the fire was caused by a burning ash th...
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St. Mary eyeing possible container port, with rail and highway connections
MORGAN CITY -- The possibility of the construction of a large international container port in the outlying waterways of St. Mary Parish, which would take advantage of the expansion of the Panama Ca...
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Rapides board extends superintendent search until May, declines to reveal applicants
ALEXANDRIA – The Rapides Parish School Board, without a superintendent since August has voted to take applications for the post until May. Gary Jones left on Sept. 1 to take a state job after the b...
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LBC okays La. College's direct appeal to churches for capital campaign funds
WEST MONROE -- The Louisiana Baptist Convention has approved Louisiana College asking for money directly from LBC churches for its capital improvements program. In October, the LBC executive board ...
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LIke many other cities, Monroe official facing sewer system deficit, reluctant to change
MONROE – Its auditor has told the city council it needs to raise sewer rates, a need cited in many other Louisiana cities but one elected officials are reluctant to carry out. Tuesday night, the co...
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Clinton women face racketeering charges in alleged Main Street scam
CLINTON – Two women have been charged with rackteering after an investigation into the Clinton Main Street Program. Arrested were Clinton Main Street program manager Carol M. Shirley, 66, and an of...
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Former pastor pleads to child sex charges, gets 8 must-serve years
MARKSVILLE – A former pastor pleaded guilty on one count of indecent behavior of a juvenile and has been sentenced to eight years in prison with no benefit of probation, parole or suspension of se...
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Older brother pulls special needs sister from burning home
CROWLEY - Phillip Bertrand’s work schedule and the actions of his son, Shea, prevented a tragic fire in Atwood Acres subdivision early Tuesday morning from being much worse. “My husband had to be a...
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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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