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Governor Jindal: Statement on Passage of HB 1
Governor Jindal issued the following statement Thursday after the Louisiana State Legislature approved HB 1: "Both the House and Senate did great work on a fiscally responsible budget that is good...
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Man arrested for setting fire to Vivian church
VIVIAN,LA--On Thursday, State Fire Marshal Investigators arrested 25-year-old William Sexton of Oil City for setting fire in April to the Vivian United Pentecostal Church. The fire destroyed the ch...
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Basin, Henderson, Verret bass length rule dropped, limit reduced
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday approved the removal of the 14" minimum length limit on black bass in the Atchafalaya Basin, Henderson Lake and Lake Verre...
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Mayne succeeds Vidrine in Wildlife enforcement chief post
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) promoted Jeff Mayne to colonel, which is the highest ranking position in the Enforcement Division. Col. Mayne takes over for the recently r...
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Governor Jindal signs bills into law
BATON ROUGE--On Wednesday, June 5, Governor Bobby Jindal announced he has signed bills passed by the Legislature into law, bringing the total number of bills signed for the 2013 Regular Legislative...
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Louisiana donates food to tornado victims
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., announced Louisiana companies are donating a significant amount of food and supplies to a food bank in Moore, Okla...
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Tangipahoa pays respects to fallen hero Chris Drake
HAMMOND--Thousands of friends, classmates and brothers in arms paid respects to Army Spc. Chris Drake Tuesday as the National Guardsman's body came home from the Afghanistan war. Classmates came f...
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Tropical trough will bypass Louisiana
By Jim Bradshaw An area of disturbed weather in the Gulf of Mexico will leave Louisiana alone. There is the possibility that the system could develop into Tropical Storm Andrea and that it co...
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Former Advocate top editor retiring
BATON ROUGE – Long-time Advocate reporter and editor Carl Redman is retiring, a move anticipated since the newspaper changed ownership in May. Redman has been the newspaper’s executive editor for 6...
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Man allegedly leaves four kids, age 1-11, in closed vehicle 45 minutes while he shoots a little 9-ball
OPELOUSAS – An Opelousas man is charged with child desertion after allegedly leaving his four children in an SUV while he went into a bar and played pool. Police say Justin Rosette left the childr...
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A little 'something' brewing in the Gulf
Tropical storm forecasters are taking note of a low pressure system just north of the Yucatan Peninsula that will likely organize itself into a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico by midweek....
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Guidry holds STAR truck-winning redfish. He donated truck back to the summer-long event.
Angler pulls in winning redfish, he gives truck back to fishing event
BELLE PASS -- Opening weekend of STAR proved to be lucky for angler Kenneth Guidry as he pulled in the first tagged redfish of the tournament. Guidry, a long-time member of CCA, usually fishes Timb...
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