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LSU Eunice student Alexander Lege, 19, of Gueydan, captures video footage with his phone of a routine traffic stop in Eunice on Thursday. He was arrested by another Eunice police officer on the scene minutes after this photo was taken. This most recent arrest of Lege marked his third arrest since December.
Chief says cop-watching is 'borderline terroism'
By Todd C. Elliott todd.elliott@eunicetoday.com Eunice Police Chief Ronald Dies said in a recent interview posted on YouTube that the alleged actions of “Cop Watcher” Alexander Lege were “borderl...
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Commission will re-name WMA for Dick Yancey
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted a resolution on May 2 to rename the Red River-Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area in honor of distinguished conservationist Richard K. Yanc...
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Hank Brodt, left; St. Edmund Catholic High School Principal Sister Joel; Rabbi Arnie Task of Alexandria and students following Brodt's talk last week.
He talks for 6 million Holocaust victims who can't
Sixty-eight years ago Monday -- on May 6, 1945 -- Jew No. 12891 took back his name. Hank Brodt had survived five Nazi concentration camps and the Holocaust and was free again. Sixty years later, B...
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Unlicensed teen's car leaves I-10, hits trees, passenger killed
GONZALES – A car driven by an unlicensed 16-year-old Baton Rouge boy ran off I-10 and hit several trees in the median, killing a rear seat passenger. State police said the accident happened Saturda...
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Louisiana news briefs
Coast Guard 8th District gets new commander NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard’s 8th District has a new commander. Rear Adm. Kevin Cook took over from Rear Adm. Roy Nash on Thursday in ceremonies at t...
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DOTD to upgrade portion U.S. 90
LAFAYETTE (AP) — A section of U.S. 90 in Lafayette Parish may soon be upgraded as part of the Interstate 49 South project. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development issued a notice...
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Louisiana news briefs
Republicans’ budget lawsuit dismissed BATON ROUGE — Republican lawmakers seeking to stop the use of patchwork financing in next year’s budget lost a legal battle Wednesday in their bid to keep the ...
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Judge: ex-priest interview can be used at trial
LAKE CHARLES (AP) — State District Judge David Ritchie says prosecutors can use the recorded interview of authorities’ initial questioning of former priest Mark Broussard. Broussard is accused of m...
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Bear kills calf in West Carroll
EPPS – Wildlife and Fisheries personnel are trying to trap a bear that killed a calf in a pasture near here last week. LDWF Wildlife Division staff responded to the reported incident, performing a ...
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La. College gets $10 million gift
PINEVILLE – Louisiana College President Joe Aguillard, fresh off a retention vote by the Board of Trustees, said Wednesday that the private Baptist school has received a $10 million donation. Aguil...
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Bill would allow colleges to set their own tuition
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Two measures that would take lawmakers out of setting college tuition rates started advancing Tuesday in the Louisiana House. The House Education Committee approved a bill that w...
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Senate panel backs Medicaid expansion model
BATON ROUGE (AP) — A proposal for Louisiana to tap into the federal health overhaul money available for expanding Medicaid narrowly won approval Tuesday from the state Senate’s health committee, de...
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