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Kaleb White and family.
8-year-old's alert response gets baby sister to hospital on time
KAPLAN — Kaleb White is in many ways a typical 8-year-old boy. He enjoys playing outside and swimming in his pool and complaining that the recent rain has kept him from doing those things. He also ...
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Two teens cling to life following fatal I-20 collision
SHREVEPORT – Two teenage boys injured when a car enroute to a lake get-together cross the Interstate 20 median and hit two others remain in Shreveport hospitals. Two teen girls -- Arien Manshack, 1...
Jul 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 36 36 recommendations | email to a friend
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Chief declines to say what evidence indicates missing coed Shunick is dead
LAFAYETTE – Police Chief Jim Craft declined to say what evidence exists that missing coed Mickey Shunick is dead. Brandon Scott Lavergne, 33, an offshore worker, was arrested Thursday and charged ...
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Mother charged with cruelty after baby found overturned in swing
BALL – A woman whose chidl was found overturned in a swing after people nearby heard it crying for an extended amount of time is charged with cruelty to a juvenile. Rapides deputies charged Ashley ...
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Clues from bike scene lead police to alleged Shunick killer
SWORDS – Clues collected from her bicycle, found submerged in the Whiskey Bay area eventually led police to the accused killer of Mickey Shunick. Law enforcement sources assert that that evidence l...
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Commission okays tentative dates for three duck-hunting zones
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission tentatively approved proposed duck hunting dates for the 2012-2013 season at their July 2 meeting. The dates were presented by the Lou...
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LSU researches develop Gulf Coast storm surge database
BATON ROUGE – Storm surges, which occur as sea water is pushed up against a shoreline by hurricane winds, are often the greatest threat to life and property from a hurricane. The Gulf of Mexico coa...
Jul 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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State scrambling to cover $859 million Medicaid loss
BATON ROUGE – The Dept. of Health is scrambling to adjust to the unexpected loss of $859 million in Medicaid funds for health serves for the poor and uninsured. The cuts were unmentioned in press r...
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Nine feet if an inch, and hungry
Anglers, animals beware: hungry gators crawling all over Basin this summer
HENDERSON – Even some of the experienced fishermen are cautious of the numerous alligators in the Atchafalaya Basin this summer. Sherbin Collette, commercial fisherman and mayor of Henderson, says ...
Jul 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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Truck leaves road, unbelted driver ejected killed
VILLE PLATTE – Louisiana State Police Troop I are investigating a single vehicle fatal crash Monday on US Highway 167 south of Ville Platte which killed an Opelousas man. According to investigating...
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Johnson
Negligent homicide charged in fatal accident, driver allegedly drunk
ABBEVILLE – A former Vermilion Parish Sheriff deputy was killed in an automobile accident south of Kaplan early Sunday. Pete Johnson, 23 of Kaplan was a passenger in a vehicle found overturned sout...
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Conservations hail RESTORE's passage as vital for Louisiana coast
BATON ROUGE – Local and national conservation groups on Friday praised the passage of the Surface Transportation Extension Act that includes the RESTORE Act, a measure that will dedicate 80 percent...
Jun 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
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