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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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Turtle protection device plans shelved by NOAA
BATON ROUGE (AP) — New regulations that would have forced shrimpers in the bays and marshes of the Gulf of Mexico to install devices on their nets to save endangered sea turtles were scrapped Tuesd...
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College accrediting body questions LSU job merger
BATON ROUGE, La. — The LSU governing board’s decision to merge two of the system’s top jobs has raised concerns from the Georgia-based organization that accredits Southern colleges, which is pressi...
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Judge says he’ll rule this week on voucher lawsuit
BATON ROUGE, La. — A Baton Rouge judge said Wednesday that he expects to rule this week on a lawsuit from teacher unions and school boards seeking to shut down Gov. Bobby Jindal’s statewide voucher...
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Another black bear felled illegally by gun shot
MARKSVILLE – Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) officials are seeking leads for an illegally killed black b...
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Levee upkeep bill comes to New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, La. — In the busy and under-staffed offices of New Orleans’ flood-control leaders, there’s an uneasy feeling about what lies ahead. By the time the next hurricane season starts in June...
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Grand Isle still waiting for levee repairs
GRAND ISLE (AP) — Three months after Hurricane Isaac, Grand Isle is still waiting for repairs to the island’s levee system. But Grand Isle Mayor David Carmadelle tells The Courier he’s been told by...
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Many BP opt-out requests weren’t valid
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Only about half the businesses and individuals who asked to be excluded from a proposed settlement over BP’s 2010 oil spill submitted valid reque...
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Body identified as missing oil platform worker
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A body found Monday in the Gulf of Mexico near Grand Isle has been identified as a Filipino worker missing since a Nov. 16 oil platform fire. Lafourche Parish Coroner Dr. John Ki...
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