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Jindal announces La. graduation rate reaches all-time high
ZCSD ranks third among districts with highest graduation rates
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Wiltz
St. Martin coroner resigns
ST. MARTINVILLE – Dr. Daniel Wiltz has resigned his elective office as parish coroner, effective April 2, and Parish Council is expected to appoint Dr. Warren Degatur interim coroner. A special ele...
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Judge orders security reimposed for Vermilion courthouse
ABBEVILLE – Grand jurors are concerned about lack of security at the Vermilion Parish Court House and a court has ordered the situation changed. At the start of the year, the Vermilion Parish Polic...
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Duhon
Teacher charged with prohibited sexual contacty with student
MOSS BLUFF – A teacher at Sam Houston High School is accused of having inappropriate contact with a female student. State Troopers said they were tipped off by the girl’s parents and the girl confi...
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Marlow
Traffic stop yields 44 pounds of pot
SULPHUR – A Florida man stopped for alleged traffic violations on Interstate 10 had more than 40 pounds of pot in his pickup. State Police said Robert Marlow, 55, of Leesburg, Fla. was pulled over...
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Al Granger pours fresh shrimp into a customer’s ice chest as his wife, Cheryl Granger, looks on. Cheryl Granger was in Cameron April 9 to explain how the online program, Delcambre Direct Seafood, helps connect her with customers to buy shrimp. (PHOTO/Bruce Schultz)
Online program helps shrimpers reach customers
LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant representatives met with a handful of shrimpers April 9 to tell them about ways to make more money. Seafood dealer Cheryl Granger, of Vermilion Parish, said she...
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Louisiana State Police named 'Best Dressed'
The Louisiana State Police has been selected by the North American Association of Uniform Manufacturers & Distributors (NAUMD) as the best dressed state agency in the country. This is the second ti...
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Baker meat company recalls roast beef deli-meat
A Baker meat-packing company recalled 20,166 pounds of possibly bacteria-tainted cooked roast beef deli meat. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said April 10 t...
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Road closure will end access to Tangipahoa River landing
AMITE -- A two-tenths mile section of road leading from Old Covington Highway to Carpenter’s Landing on the Tangipahoa River east of Hammond will be closed to the public. Action came Monday, April ...
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Rapides board hires Terrebonne educator as superintendent
ALEXANDRIA – Nason ‘Tony” Authement of Houma was hired Wednesday as the next superintendent of Rapides Parish Schools, ending a year-long process. The School Board voted for Authement 5-4 over Ric...
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Naked man allegedly tries to disarm deputy, shots fired by trooper, suspect subdued
WASHINGTON – A naked man allegedly trying to disarm a sheriff’s deputy was subdued after a state trooper fired his weapon. Troopers said the incident happened near milepost 40 on Interstate 49 nort...
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Fishing piers between Forked, Pecan Islands may be removed
FORKED ISLAND – A popular fishing spot between Forked Island and Pecan Island is about to be removed if the Vermilion Police Jury votes to remove five fishing piers along La. 82. This week, the jur...
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