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DA won't seek death penalty in St. Landry case
OPELOUSAS – District Attorney Earl Taylor will not seek the death penalty against accused double murderer Warren “Boo Boo” Gautreaux. Taylor notified the defense and District Judge James Doherty, J...
Aug 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 46 46 recommendations | email to a friend
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Search over - Tech mascot dies of heat stroke from being left out by attendant too long
RUSTON – Louisiana Tech’s mascot Tech XX died Sunday of heat stroke when its caretaker left it outside, unattended, too long. According to vet Dr. Patrick Sexton, an employee of his clinic took the...
Aug 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 36 36 recommendations | email to a friend
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Search on for missing La. Tech mascot
RUSTON – Students and other residents are beating the bushes in search of Louisiana Tech’s missing mascot. Tech XX, a four-year-old English bulldog, disappeared at sundown Sunday after let out at a...
Jul 31, 2012 | 2 2 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
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Negligent homicide charged in Arnaudville pedestrian's death
OPELOUSAS – Michael Jordan Stelly was booked into the St. Landry Parish Jail on Monday on charges related to the pedestrian fatality of Sherwin James Boone. Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz said, “During ...
Jul 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 44 44 recommendations | email to a friend
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Texas firm buying Baton Rouge-based Shaw Group
BATON ROUGE – Shareholders in Shaw Group will get $41 cash and stock worth about $5 for each share they hold under terms of a purchase by Chicago Bridge & Iron of the Baton Rouge-based company. CB...
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State Police say they'll crack down on obscure, absent license plates
BATON ROUGE – According to a news release, Louisiana State Police are launching an aggressive campaign against obscured license plates in response to numerous complaints from citizens. Obstructions...
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Laverne pleads not guilty to alleged murders of Shunick, Pate
LAFAYETTE – In the small courtroom at the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center, 15th Judicial District Judge Herman Clause heard Brandon Scott Lavergne, 33, of Swords enter a “not guilty” plea to h...
Jul 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
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Monroe chiropractor pleads in growth hormone case
MONROE – A chiropractor who pleaded guilty in a growth hormone case will be sentenced Dec. 6. Dr. Dallas Humble, in a deal with federal prosecutors, pleaded to conspiring to smuggle and sell hormon...
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Navy to christen last of three ships named for 9/11 sites
NEW ORLEANS -- The last of three ships named for sites of the Sept. 11,20911 terrorist attacks in the United States will be christened by the U.S. Navy on Saturday. The amphibious landing transport...
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 34 34 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hughes plans $70 million redevelopment of Riverwalk Markeplace
NEW ORLEANS – The Howard Hughes Corp. announced today it is spending $70 million to redevelop the Riverwalk Marketplace in downtown New Orleans as an upscale outlet center. The new venture will be ...
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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Richland cuts schools budget almost 10 percent
RAYVILLE – The Richland Parish School Board cut $1.8 million from its $20 million budget on Wednesday night. The cuts include consolidating bus routes, cutting teacher supply money, eliminating vac...
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Fiscal administrator named for Jonesboro
JONESBORO – Dist. Judge Jimmy Teat on Tuesday appointed a fiscal administrator for the town of Jonesboro, which plans to appeal his action. William Ryder is a CPA who worked for the Louisiana Legi...
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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