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Browning back in Fire Marshal chair
BATON ROUGE – State Fire Marshal Butch Browning Butch Browning was reinstated as the Louisiana State Fire Marshal today, following a State Police investigation which found that there is no factual ...
May 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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DEQ again charges waste tire transporter with numerous violations
CHURCH POINT – Investigators with the Criminal Investigation Division of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality on Thursday again arrested a waste tire transporter from Church Point on n...
May 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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CEOs pick La. as most-improved for business
BATON ROUGE, La. — Chief Executive magazine announced Wednesday that CEOs nationwide rank Louisiana as the most-improved state for business in the U.S., according to the magazine's 2012 Best/Worst ...
May 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
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Assistance offered to enhance migratory bird habitat
ALEXANDRIA – The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering technical and financial assistance to agricultural producers in portions of 22 parishes to develop and enhance habitat for...
Apr 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 46 46 recommendations | email to a friend
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La. Democrats pick new party leader
BATON ROUGE – Aging former congressman and state legislator Buddy Leach put the Louisiana Democratic Party back on its feet. Now it has picked a young person to chase the Republicans. State Sen. K...
Apr 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 39 39 recommendations | email to a friend
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Former Oakdale City Clerk of Court gets 10 years suspended, agrees to $82,000 payback
OAKDALE – Former City Clerk of Court Christy Stapleton has pleaded guilty to theft and received a suspended 10-year sentence with restitution. Stapleton will have to repay about $82,000 stolen from...
Apr 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 34 34 recommendations | email to a friend
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Polk sergeant receiving Silver Star for Afghan heroism
FORT POLK -- Sgt. /M Joshua Ryan Laughery, assigned to Fort Polk’s Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry, will be awarded a Silver Star in a ceremony at the installation’s Glory Chapel May 1....
Apr 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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Unbelted driver dies when her SUV rolls over
RUBY – An unbelted Pineville woman died Wednesday when her SUV left the roadway and overturned, ejecting her. State Police said Yvonne Willett, 35, was driving 2000 Escalade when it ran off La. 454...
Apr 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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Farmer scrambles in wake of fire, by Jiminy
WEST MONROE – If you’ve fished, you’ve used Jack Armstrong’s product. For a while, it’ll be a little harder to get it. About 3 million crickets at Armstrong’s Cricket Farm perished Monday night in ...
Apr 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brothers face possible 20-year sentences in Food Stamp scam
LAKE CHARLES – Two convenience stores have been closed after their owners pleaded guilty to 26 counts of food stamp fraud. Brothers Craig and Hillary Nash face 20-year prison sentences and fines up...
Apr 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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Man allegedly axed one, shot another; charged with attempted murder
An Iota man has been arrested and charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder following an investigation by the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office. According to Acadia Parish Sheriff Wayn...
Apr 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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Farmer's Market set in Washington Community
WASHINGTON - The first Washington Community Farmer’s Market is scheduled here Saturday. April 28, from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the pavilion just off Main Street across from the Town Hall. It will ...
Apr 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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