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She just wanted to wish a Happy Birthday
BAKER – So much for birthday greetings. Police Chief Mike Knaps said that on Monday evening, a 28-year-old Baker woman was shot in the leg after a verbal altercation with 24-year-old Brittany Washi...
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Rapides board hires Terrebonne educator as superintendent
ALEXANDRIA – Nason ‘Tony” Authement of Houma was hired Wednesday as the next superintendent of Rapides Parish Schools, ending a year-long process. The School Board voted for Authement 5-4 over Ric...
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Naked man allegedly tries to disarm deputy, shots fired by trooper, suspect subdued
WASHINGTON – A naked man allegedly trying to disarm a sheriff’s deputy was subdued after a state trooper fired his weapon. Troopers said the incident happened near milepost 40 on Interstate 49 nort...
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Fishing piers between Forked, Pecan Islands may be removed
FORKED ISLAND – A popular fishing spot between Forked Island and Pecan Island is about to be removed if the Vermilion Police Jury votes to remove five fishing piers along La. 82. This week, the jur...
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Councilmen drop resignation resolution THIBODAUX — Three Lafourche Parish councilmen walked out of a council meeting in protest of a measure asking Parish President Charlotte Randolph to resign be...
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Kaplan cops spring trap after $300 sex deal allegedly negotiated
KAPLAN - A Texas woman who allegedly negotiated a $300 sex deal faces prostitution charges and a warrant is out for her pimp. After Kaplan Police received numerous complaints of possible prostitute...
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Bill would bar first-degree murderers family visitation
ABBEVILLE – Sen. Jonathan Perry wants to curtail visitation privileges for first-degree murderers. Perry introduced Sen. Bill 108 to committee on Monday. It states that prisoners charged with first...
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Rice planting essentially done in Acadiana
BY Bruce Schultz LSU AgCenter CROWLEY – Rice planting in the southern part of Louisiana is wrapping up, and north Louisiana farmers are getting ready to plant. “For a lot of farmers, it’s done,” ...
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Fugitive speaks on YouTube video LAFAYETTE — A Youngsville man, who skipped out of court before his trial March 25, has surfaced in a YouTube video, saying he left the courthouse in part because ...
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BP’s first witness at trial over Gulf spill says Macondo well drilled safely
NEW ORLEANS — BP’s first witness at a trial over the deadly Deepwater Horizon disaster testified Monday that the company safely drilled its Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico before a series of mis...
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Sinkhole panel urged to act fast BATON ROUG — A leader of the panel recently appointed in response to the Bayou Corne area sinkhole says the group will follow a “very aggressive” schedule to make ...
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Houma floodgate to be ready for hurricane season
HOUMA (AP) — The flow of the Houma Navigation Canal completely stopped this past week for the first time in the waterway’s 50-year existence. The door of the Bubba Dove Floodgate was connected and ...
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