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Two die in fiery U.S. 190 crash
LIVONIA – Two people died of injuries received in a fiery crash west of here Easter weekend. State Police said a vehicle driven by George Joseph, 54, of New Orleans struck the median guardrail on ...
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Tire blows on I-10, vehicle flips, two women die
JENNINGS – Two unrestrained Texas women died when ejected from a vehicle that rolled over several times on I-10 Easter afternoon. State Police said Jeremy Williams, 22, of Port Arthur was driving ...
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Services set for teens killed in Opelousas accident
OPELOUSAS – Services will be Wednesday for two Opelousas Catholic School cheerleaders who died from injuries suffered when their vehicle pulled in front of another on La. 182. Juniors Sarah Jarrell...
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Survey notes hydraulic fracturing suffers from syntax problem
BATON ROUGE – The LSU Public Policy Research Lab, or PPRL, supported by the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs, has released results from their annual Louisiana Survey showing Louisiana resid...
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'Changed man', slasher gets five years, suspended
CROWLEY - Devin Redlich, the man known as the “Basile Slasher”, who initially faced attempted murder charges stemming from the incident, received a five-year suspended sentence from District Judge...
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Bridge jumper's conviction stands
Mark Savoy can add the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to the list of agencies and officials allegedly conspiring against him. The Basin Bridge Jumper on Wednesday lost his appeal of his conviction ...
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Tangipahoa school panel, facing $10 million deficit, votes to extend budget cuts
AMITE – The Tangipahoa Parish School Board's Finance Committee decided Tuesday to extend another year reductions in teacher benefits. The vote means that school system administrators can include th...
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Woman gets 14 months, fine in low-income mortgage scam
LAFAYETTE – The former owner of a firm packaging low-income mortgages has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for wire fraud. Mary L. Francois of St. Martinville was also ordered by Judg...
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Amite driver dies when car hits tree, burns
AMITE – An Amite man died Tuesday night when his car left the road, hit a tree and exploded. State Police said the accident occurred shortly before 11 p.m. on La. 1054 about two miles south of La. ...
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Man accused of buying-selling a ton of sac-a-lait faces more than 50 charges, other arrests expected
ST. JAMES – Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents arrested a St. James man for allegedly buying-selling a ton of sac-a-lait. After executing a search wa...
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Bill re-writing concealed carry provision heads to Senate floor
BATON ROUGE – Acadiana Sens. Elbert Guillory, Fred Mills and Jonathan Perry were among committee members voting to send a bill rewriting the state constitution’s gun possession protections to the f...
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Coin exhibit traces finance history in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE – Secretary of State Tom Schedler said the “Coin of the Realm: The History of Finance in Louisiana” exhibit will open Saturday, April 7 at Louisiana’s Old State Capitol. The exhibit fe...
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