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Oil and gas firm says Tuscaloosa Shale producing results
AMITE – The Tuscaloosa Shale -- a 2.7 million-acre stretch of land extending from central Louisiana to southwestern Mississippi that’s believed to hold billions of barrels of oil -- is being target...
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Carp in Spring Bayou hydrilla fight doing well, management plan continues
MARKSVILLE – Since hydrilla was first identified in Spring Bayou in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologists have continued to utilize all available control measu...
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Unbelted teen driver killed when her pickup overturns
OLLA – State police say a teenager from Olla was killed in a single-vehicle crash. Madison Breann Shelton, 16, was driving a pickup west on a parish road near Olla Monday when the vehicle went out ...
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Unbelted driver killed when vehicle hits pole
BAKER – An unbelted driver was killed and her passenger critically injured when a car ran off La. 19 on Monday. Police said Ashley Bethley, 24, of Baker was killed when the 2007 Saturn Ion vehicle ...
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Hobo on her birthday.
Hobo, cat shelter's inspiration, marks 26th birthday
LAKE CHARLES – Hobo, the inspiration for the Hobo Hotel cat shelter, is blind now but still gets around enough to celebrate her 26th birthday. According to KLPC-TV, her weekend birthday party inclu...
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Vinton captain killed in Kabul
WASHINGTON – The Department of Defense announced the death of a Louisiana soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Capt. Aaron D. Istre, 37, of Vinton, La., died March 24 in Kabul, A...
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Bunkie man held on four counts of attempted murder
BUNKIE – A man who had allegedly earlier threatened them is charged with the attempted murder of four people. Police said Morris Dorsey, 45, turned himself in to face the four counts of attempted ...
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Waterfowl habitat restorer Mayeux picked for Hall of Fame
NATCHITOCHES –Avoyelles Coroner Dr. L. J. Mayeux, Jr., the former national president and Chairman of the Board for Ducks Unlimited, is the 2012 recipient of the Dave Dixon Louisiana Sports Leadersh...
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Teen trying to pass hits motorcycle head on, biker killed
WESTLAKE – A car driven by a teenager trying to pass an 18-wheeler struck a motorcycle head-on, killing the bike's driver. State Police said the 18-wheeler had stopped on La. 379 west of here at a ...
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On to Wisconsin for Santorum after La. win, still far behind Romney
NEW ORLEANS - Rick Santorum picked up 10 of Louisiana's 20 delegates in Saturday's presidential primary, remaining far behind Mitt Romney in the nomination bid. Santorum heads on to Wisconsin, the ...
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Opelousas mother, boyfriend charged with 2-year-old's murder
An Opelousas woman and her boyfriend are charged with the first degree murder of her two-year-old son. The Opelousas Police Department arrested Latricia Hunt and Dominique Jackson after a coroner’...
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Citizens more likely to open wallets for bricks & mortar, survey shows
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana citizens are more likely to support taxes when the revenue generated goes to state infrastructure, according to results from the Louisiana Survey, which is conducted on an a...
Mar 22, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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