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Eunice a 'best-kept' secret
Eunice is one of 10 other communities - large and small - determined to be among American’s best-kept secret. SmarterTravel.com rates the city as one of the nation’s best cities on the rise. Eunice...
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Policy would establish unique transfer to academics from LSU athletics fund
BATON ROUGE – A policy believed to be unique in major college sports that would ensure that the academic mission of LSU would share in the financial success of the LSU athletics program will be con...
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'Son of Isaac', but not Esau or Jacob, loitering in northern Gulf
Invest 90L, also known as the Son of Isaac, is still spinning over the Gulf of Mexico just south of the the Alabama coast and Florida Panhandle. The remnant of Isaac dumped five to 10 inches of rai...
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Schexnayder
Father allegedly chokes son, wife when TV volume turned too low for his liking
ABBEVILLE – Joseph Schexnayder was arrested after a student accused him of choking the child and his other because the volume on the television was turned down. On Friday, a police officer was call...
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More than 20 pounds of coke found in vehicle stopped for traffic violation
MONROE – Two Dallas women are charged with having more than 20 pounds of cocaine in their vehicle when stopped on Interstate 20. Nora Santellana, 42, and Lee Ann Torres, 19, both of 10928 Audelia ...
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Isaac ag losses will depend on September's song
LSU AgCenter specialists are in the process of collecting information about the damage to agricultural commodities across the state as a result of Hurricane Isaac. But to a large extent, the actual...
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Renau retiring from La. Tech presidency
RUSTON – After a 50 relationship with Louisiana Tech University – both as a student and an educator – and 26 years as Louisiana Tech’s president, Dr. Daniel D. Reneau announced Tuesday that he will...
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Evacuation along the Tangipahoa River.
Wary eyes on Tangipahoa levees
AMITE--Sheriff Daniel Edwards, working directly with Col. Mike Edmondson, has stationed a Louisiana State Trooper in Mississippi to monitor the levee situation. At this time, flooding can be expec...
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Priests injured in home invasion; five young adults arrested
ALEXANDRIA – Two priests injured in a home invasion Wednesday night were treated for injuries and released. Police said five men were arrested in the wake of the invasion. The Rev. Craig Scott, pas...
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Tech postpones Texas A&M opener, resets for October
RUSTON – Louisiana Tech University officials announced today that its season opener against Texas A&M has been postponed until Oct. 13 due to the impending effects of Hurricane Isaac which is sched...
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Edwards
Animal shelter employee accused of killing dogs awaiting adoption
CROWLEY – An employee is accused of killing dogs being held for adoption at the City of Crowley Animal Shelter. Police said Friday that Michael Edwards is charged with three counts of aggravated cr...
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Bessard
Knot Hole Gang arrested on drug charges as they flee through fence
ABBEVILLE – A plan of escape is only as good as the secrecy of the plan and method. Local suspected drug dealers found this out the hard way Thursday when they attempted to utilize one of their met...
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