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VP teen faces vehicular homicide charge in fatal St. Landry crash
WASHINGTON – A Ville Platte teenager died early Friday when the pickup he was riding in left the roadway and struck two culverts. State Police said the crash occurred shortly after 1 a.m. on La. ...
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Angelle leaves DNR, will seek PSC seat
ST. MARTINVILLE -- Breaux Bridge native Scott Angelle is moving on, to run for a vacant seat on the Public Service Commission. On Tuesday, Gov. Bobby Jindal appointed Angelle to the LSU Board of Re...
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Man pays $250,000 restitution for Elton reservation store fire
LAFAYETTE – In December of 2011, Jordan Hawk John, a member of the Coushatta Indian Tribe, was charged federally with simple burglary after he set fire to the Coushatta Convenience Store in Elton....
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Man gets 40 years for child porn possession
NATCHITOCHES – A Natchitoches man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges he received child pornography. Oscar Stamper, 61, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District ...
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Authorities, Shunick family await lab test results
MAMOU – Law enforcement officials believe they recovered the remains of Mickey Shunick in a makeshift grave near a cemetery west of here Tuesday afternoon. Acting on a confidential tip, officers sa...
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Edwin Edwards announces paternity plans
ERATH - Former Gov. Edwin Edwards surprised his wife and the audience when he announced parent plans during a speech here. Edwards, who will be 85 on Aug. 7, told those attending the Order of Livin...
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Four charged in Avoyelles drug raid, seven kids turned over to state services
MARKSVILLE – Four men face charges, seven children are in state custody and a large amount of suspected marijuana is off the streets. Three men were arrested and one is wanted in connection with th...
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Ernesto struggles, but still wobbling over Caribbean
MIAMI – Tropical Storm Ernesto continued to struggle Friday morning to keep its organization as it moved up the Atlantic Ocean. Even so, winds on Barbados were as high as 40 mph and higher on St. ...
Aug 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
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DA won't seek death penalty in St. Landry case
OPELOUSAS – District Attorney Earl Taylor will not seek the death penalty against accused double murderer Warren “Boo Boo” Gautreaux. Taylor notified the defense and District Judge James Doherty, J...
Aug 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 45 45 recommendations | email to a friend
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Search over - Tech mascot dies of heat stroke from being left out by attendant too long
RUSTON – Louisiana Tech’s mascot Tech XX died Sunday of heat stroke when its caretaker left it outside, unattended, too long. According to vet Dr. Patrick Sexton, an employee of his clinic took the...
Aug 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 35 35 recommendations | email to a friend
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Search on for missing La. Tech mascot
RUSTON – Students and other residents are beating the bushes in search of Louisiana Tech’s missing mascot. Tech XX, a four-year-old English bulldog, disappeared at sundown Sunday after let out at a...
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Negligent homicide charged in Arnaudville pedestrian's death
OPELOUSAS – Michael Jordan Stelly was booked into the St. Landry Parish Jail on Monday on charges related to the pedestrian fatality of Sherwin James Boone. Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz said, “During ...
Jul 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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