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Fax machine operator error delays elections in three parishes
Police Jury elections are off in Avoyelles and three Louisiana parishes. Candidates for Avoyelles Parish Police Jury, Concordia Parish Police Jury and East Feliciana Parish Police Jury will have to...
Sep 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 35 35 recommendations | email to a friend
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Burt and Sissy re-united
Burt Cormier never thought he would see his “Sissy” again. When the adult female mixed terrier breed went missing nearly six weeks ago, Cormier lost hope of ever re-uniting with her. Cormier’s pare...
Aug 31, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 52 52 recommendations | email to a friend
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Former Church Point banker pleads to embezzlement
LAFAYETTE – Sentencing, which could be up to 30 years, has not yet been scheduled for a former Church Point banker who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $100,000. Steve J. Brousard, former pre...
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Crowley man charged with cannabis cultivation; alleged pot crop thriving in heat
CROWLEY – The drought apparently was affecting Kenneth Leger’s alleged cannabis crop. The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Department on Monday discovered more than 80 marijuana plants ranging in height fro...
Aug 30, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
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St. Landry board says deseg plaintiff's counsel overvaluing his work, wants $10 million bill tossed
The St. Landry Parish School Board thinks the desegregation plaintiff’s counsel is overvaluing his work. Board attorney Gerard Caswell on Monday filed a federal court motion to toss out Marion Whit...
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Hunters face tough going in search of the elusive unscathed gator
ABBEVILLE – The start of alligator season on the east end of the state opens Wednesday, and this year’s forecast does not look any better than a year ago. Alligator hunters over the last three year...
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Images confirm cougar presence in Vernon Parish
LEESVILLE – Photographic evidence of a cougar from a trail camera in Vernon Parish has been provided to and confirmed by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Cougar sightings in Louisiana not ...
Aug 30, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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Good news for nutria: Fewer trapped than last season
Almost $1.7 million worth of nutria tails have been turned in this year by Louisiana trappers. A $5 bounty is paid by the state for each tail and 338,512 have been turned in, officials ssaid. That...
Aug 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 36 36 recommendations | email to a friend
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Man allegedly threatens Walmart bomb if girlfriend doesn't call
BFEAUX BRIDGE – A man wanted to talk to his girlfriend so much that he allegedly threatened to blow up Walmart. Police responded to a call of a bomb threat at the Wal-Mart on Rees Street this week....
Aug 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 34 34 recommendations | email to a friend
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Judge re-considering 18-year DWI sentence
MONROE – A judge is reconsidering a man’s 18-year sentence for fourth-offense DWI and other charges. James McCormick, 52, on Thursday asked Judge Carl Sharp to take a new look at his 2008 sentencin...
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Bridge jumper wrong, his alleged victim survived; jumper didn't
HENDERSON – The body of a man who thought he had shot another to death was found in the Atchafalaya River on Wednesday after he jumped from a bridge two days earlier. Police said Jontrell Ford, 27,...
Aug 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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Man held on two counts of alleged child rape
COTTONPORT – City Police on Tuesday announced the arrest of a 42-year-old male for the alleged rape of a minor child. The investigation began on August 9 when family members contacted the police d...
Aug 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 45 45 recommendations | email to a friend
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