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Edwin Edwards to highlight homeless shelter fund-raising event
CROWLEY – An evening with former Gov. Edwin Edwards will launch a homeless shelter’s fund-raising campaign this year. Edwards will be mingle with guests at a cocktail reception in Le Grande Hall a...
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Vehicle runs up under 18-wheeler on I-10, driver killed
JENNINGS – A Lake Charles man died when he drove his vehicle under an 18-wheeler trailer on I-10. The early morning accident Saturday happened near U.S. Highway 165 east of Iowa. Joshua Payne,27, ...
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Pedestrian checking his mailbox struck, killed by passing car
HESSMER – A man was killed after being hit by a car while walking across Highway 115. He was apparently checking his mailbox on the other side of the street from his home, something neighbors said...
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16 pounds of pot found after driver runs off I-20 twice
MONROE – Two men whose vehicle twice ran off I-20 Friday were jailed after state troopers found more than 16 pounds of marijuana in the vehicle. After being stopped, the driver, Chandler Moore, 21,...
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Five die in fiery I10 wrong-way crash
LaPLACE - Five people were killed Friday morning when a driver going the wrong way crashed into another vehicle on Interstate 10 outside New Orleans. Louisiana State Trooper Nick Manale says a driv...
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From left, assistant professor of zoological medicine Dr. Javier Nevarez (LSU SVM 2001) and veterinary technician John Ladner prepare the whooping crane for surgery as Dr. Patricia Queiroz monitors the bird’s anesthesia.
LSU Vet team repairs whooper's fracture, return it to White Lake
BATON ROUGE—On Friday, January 27, Sara Zimorski, biologist with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, brought a whooping crane to the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine for surgery. ...
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Accused arsonist also awaiting trial in juvenile sex case
KAPLAN – When Felecian Primeaux of Kaplan was arrested last week and charged with 12 counts of arson, this was not his first run in with the law. Last week the Kaplan police arrested Primeaux, 55, ...
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Melville bank robbers snatch $380,000, elude capture
MELVILLE – Two masked men brandishing semi-automatic pistols robbed a bank here of almost $400,000 on Wednesday. Police Chief John McKeel told the media that the pair of black men ordered everyone ...
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Two charged with web wooing of juveniles for sex
AMITE – Tangipahoa deputies arrested two men as part of a continuing internet child predator sting. Gregory Stelly, 55, of Sunset and Steven Nauck, Jr., 25, of Hammond allegedly contacted what they...
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Abbeville hires baseball coach Martinez to rec director spot
ABBEVILLE – Welsh Parks and Recreation Director and former college baseball coach Jerry Martinez has accepted a similar position with the City of Abbeville. The City Council hired him Tuesday night...
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Jury recommends death for minister's murderer
SHREVEPORT – A jury deliberated two hours before recommending the death penalty for murder Robert Coleman. The jury earlier convicted Coleman, 41, of killing a retired minister. In 2002, Coleman sb...
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Long-time legislator becomes top aide to Insurance commissioner
BATON ROUGE – Cotton farmer Noble Ellington, but more notably a 24-year legislator, looking for a job, is the new chief deputy insurance commissioner. Commissioner Jim Donelon said Ellington will m...
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