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Gator lottery dates, regions set
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), in order to increase alligator harvest opportunities, will conduct alligator lottery hunts on four Coastal and Nongame Resources (CNR) Div...
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Agents hit Ouiska Chitto paddlers with drug, underage age drinking citations
KINDER – Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents cited numerous people with drug and alcohol charges on a Memorial Day weekend operation on the Ouiska Chitto Rive...
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Field won't seek another PSC term
LAFAYETTE – Public Service Commissioner Jimmy Field said Friday he will retire at the end of the year, completing 16 years on the panel. He said: "Because there are several critical decisions facin...
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Alleged cop killer's trial delayed
SHREVEPORT – A man accused of the unprovoked killing of a Shreveport police officer is now scheduled for Oct. 8, two years after he walked up to the officer and shot him. Christopher Brian Cope, 25...
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Calcasieu Lake reef completion near
LAKE CHARLES – A new man-made reef in Calcasieu Lake should be complete sometime next week. the reef with ground up concrete from I-210, which crosses the lake in its loop around the city. Ten thou...
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Jefferson schools 'reorganize', at least 500 jobs eliminated
METAIRIE – About 500 Jefferson Parish School Board employees are receiving notice this week that their jobs have been eliminated as the system reorganizes. Three hundred teachers and 200 administra...
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Man, allegedly drunk, celebrating birthday drives into oncoming car, kills five
SLAUGHTER – A man celebrating his 30th birthday allegedly killed five people while driving drunk Wednesday night. Police said Brett Gerald, 30, of Greensburg drove his pickup head-on into an on-com...
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Driver dies in interstate access ramp collision
SHREVEPORT – A man was killed when his pickup crashed into an 18-wheeler on an interstate access ramp Wednesday. Police said Phillip Chamberlain, 69, of Bossier City died when his truck collided wi...
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Rouses plans third Lafayette location
LAFAYETTE – Rouses Markets, which operates 37 stores in Louisiana and South Mississippi, is opening a third unit in Lafayette Parish. The Thibodaux-based firm holds a contract on 11 acres near the ...
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Possible Shunick clue turns out to be sunken log, search for ULL coed continues
WHISKEY BAY – Law enforcement officers rushed to the Whiskey Bay area again Wednesday night after sonar equipment appeared to detect something that might be a potential clue in the disappearance of...
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Allegedly drunk driver reportedly tells troopers she was also texting
MONROE – The driver of an SUV veering constantly off the road before State Police pulled the vehicle over had an explanation. Officers said when Veronica Terefenko, 28, of Monroe stumbled out of t...
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Two teenage ruffians, evidently poor shots, allegedly trade fire in Opelousas gun fight, miss each other
OPELOUSAS – Two men are uninjured after police say they fired nearly 25 shots at each other during a gun fight. The incident took place Sunday afternoon. Police say Keenan Charles, 17, and Andrew ...
May 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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