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Man allegedly takes bat to head of another
DUPONT – A man who alleged used a baseball bat on the head of another is charged with attempted second-degree murder. According to Avoyelles Sheriff Doug Anderson, Brandon Pepiton, 31, of Dupont, a...
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Teen held in Abbeville slaying
ABBEVILLE – A teenager is charged with killing another in a Friday night shooting here. Walter August, 18, of Abbeville was charged early Monday with the second-degree murder of Jovontae Charles, ...
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Judge to LSU: release all names of prez candidates BATON ROUGE — A state district judge in Baton Rouge has ruled that LSU’s search for a new president was conducted in illegal secrecy. Judge Janic...
Apr 26, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Former fire marshal investigator arrested BATON ROUGE — A retired state Fire Marshal’s Office investigator surrendered to authorities on accusations he falsified paperwork of an attempted inspecti...
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New teacher evaluations postponed
BATON ROUGE, La. — The disciplinary effects of a new statewide teacher evaluation system would be delayed for a year to give schools time to work out kinks in the assessment method, under a propos...
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Company: 3-D data show sinkhole subsurface stable
LAFAYETTE (AP) — New results from a seismic survey of the 13-acre sinkhole in Assumption Parish suggest that the subsurface is stable, said officials of the company that owns the failed cavern thou...
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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School district grading change delayed
BATON ROUGE (AP) — House Education Committee members backed a proposal Wednesday that would require the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to delay using new methods for calculating ...
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Gov. Bobby Jindal
Medicaid expansion rejected by House committee
BATON ROUGE, La. — At attempt to cover more uninsured people in the state’s Medicaid program, as allowed under the federal Affordable Care Act, was rejected Wednesday by a House committee. After fi...
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Child predators sting charges include porn with juvies, indecent behavior, solicitation, incest
BATON ROUGE — Agents with the Louisiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force have arrested nine men as part of an undercover investigation targeting child predators across southern Louisiana...
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House panel rejects Medicaid expansion, Senate hearing to come
BATON ROUGE — A Senate committee next week will take up the issue of expanding Medicaid to cover more uninsured, an action a House panel turned down Wednesday. The House Health and Welfare Committe...
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School bus driver cited for RR crossing violation LAFAYETTE — A school bus driver in Lafayette Parish has received a traffic ticket and faces disciplinary action for allegedly driving around the a...
Apr 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jindal disputes Medicaid expansion savings
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal disagreed Tuesday with a nonpartisan financial analysis done for lawmakers that estimated the state could save more than $500 million over 10 years by expanding...
Apr 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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