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Eunice teen dies from wounds in Branch shootout
BRANCH – A Eunice teenager died from wounds received in a shooting Sunday evening at the Branch/Church Point highway crossroad. According to Acadia Parish Sheriff Wayne Melancon deputies responded ...
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Louisiana quartet pays heavy price for outlawing deer in Iowa
RED OAK, Iowa --Four Louisiana men from Kentwood, Roseland and Ponchatoula were found guilty of poaching Iowa deer from a case that started when someone made a call to the Turn in Poachers hotline....
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Gators getting some Morgan City sunshine.
Gator complaints keep Morgan City offiicals busy
MORGAN CITY — Alligators continue to be spotted in people’s yards and neighborhoods in Morgan City, a problem police have been dealing with for about a month, which could be due to several differen...
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Louisiana National Guard military engagement team logistics trainer Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Moore (right) of Alexandria, instructs officials from the Haitian Directorate of Civil Protection logistics division on proper emergency supplies storage management at the national emergency operations center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 30. The LANG’s MET is on a four-week mission to train the officials on effective emergency response management and emergency supplies storage and distribution. (PHOTO/Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo)
La. National Guardsmen train Haitian officials
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti--After two weeks of classroom sessions and a practical exercise, a military engagement team from the Louisiana National Guard awarded approximately 34 Haitian government offic...
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Usher
Deaths Elsewhere
Hospital executive LAKE CHARLES – Services were Saturday for hospital executive Dave Usher. He died May 15 at age 62. He was senior vice president of business development at Lake Charles Memorial ...
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Agents looking for whooping crane's slayer
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials are looking for leads regarding a whooping crane that was found...
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ELTON STUNNED! Passenger killed, suspected impaired teen driver, her twin sister critically injured
LAKE CHARLES - A car driven by an Elton teenager suspected of being impaired allegedly ran a stop sign causing a Thursday collision that killed one of her passengers and critically injured the driv...
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River watch continues along Atchafalaya, Mississippi
MORGAN CITY – Hydrologists at the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center in Slidell say the Atchafalaya River is expected to crest at 6 feet here early next week. That forecast could increase by a...
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GUILTY, NOT GUILTY! Jury convicts former Monroe councilman of racketeering, acquits on extortion
SHREVEPORT — Former Monroe City Councilman Arthur Gilmore will be sentenced Sept. 26 after being convicted in federal court Thursday of racketeering. He was acquitted of extortion. The maximum sent...
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STAR tagged Redfish (PHOTO/Submitted)
19th Annual CCA Louisiana STAR kicks off May 25
The CCA Louisiana Statewide Tournament and Angler’s Rodeo (STAR) begins its 19th year of competition on Saturday, May 25. One of the largest, and richest saltwater fishing tournaments in the countr...
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Feds indict Desperado's owner, nine others on racketeering conspiracy, drug charges
LAFAYETTE – United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced Thursday that Desperado’s Cabaret owner James “Jim” Panos, 55, of Broussard was indicted on May 8, 2013 in a superseding indictment,...
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Bids being taken for 29 gator hunting opportunities
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is accepting bids for 29 gator hunting opportunities on 13 Wildlife Management Areas and two Army Corps of Engineers properties. Bids for alligato...
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