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State Police probe Breaux Bridge officer's fatal shooting of teen
BREAUX BRIDGE – Investigation continues in the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old girl Sunday night. Daraneisha Harris was shot by an officer after she rammed several vehicles, including a poli...
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Louisiana men admit illegally fishing for shark fins
BELLE CHASSE (AP) — Two men have pleaded guilty to a Louisiana fishing violation after authorities said fins from hundreds of sharks were found aboard their vessel. Louisiana’s Department of Wildli...
Dec 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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La. town evacuates; police relocate explosives
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A town in northwest Louisiana was being evacuated and state police were starting a criminal investigation of a company after finding about 6 million pounds of explosive material ...
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11 new West Nile cases, 1 death in La. BATON ROUGE — State health officials report 11 new cases of West Nile virus this week, with one additional West Nile-related death. That brings the total num...
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Coast Guard to look into sheen at Deepwater Horizon spill site
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Coast Guard says it has approved plans to investigate another oil sheen spotted near the site of BP’s 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. The sheen was spotted earlier this mont...
Nov 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Port Barre student charged for battery PORT BARRE — A Port Barre High School student has been booked with battery on a school teacher and public intimidation just as school was letting out for Tha...
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Deepwater tracts star in Gulf oil tract auction
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Deep water got nearly all the bids in the third federal oil and gas lease in the Gulf of Mexico since the BP oil spill. Of $133.8 million in winning bids, only $4.6 million was f...
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LDWF seeking public opinion on Basin bass management
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is now accepting public comment on bass management in the Atchafalaya Basin. A recent LDWF evaluation determined that the 14” mini...
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Shark 'finners' barred from La. waters for life, fined, still face federal charges
PLAQUEMINE – Two men who caught almost 500 sharks over the commercial limit have been fined and barred from fishing in Louisiana waters for life. Rick Nguyen, 37, of Buras, and Hung Anh Tiet, 29, o...
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Crawfish supply, price outlook good
ABBEVILLE – Everyone has just thrown away their left over Thanksgiving dinner, which means it is time to begin thinking about another favorite food choice --- crawfish. That’s right, the little red...
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Electric blanket eyed as source of fatal fire
PATTERSON — A fire that apparently was started by an electric blanket killed a 78-year-old Patterson man at his residence early Thursday, according to Patterson Fire Chief Sherel Martin. The Patter...
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Feds add $5,000 to black bear killer's info
MARKSVILLE – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has added $5,000 to the reward available for information on the killer of a Louisiana black bear found on a trail for all-terrain vehicles in Avoyel...
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