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Rubin sets sentencing for 'barbaric, cowardly' killer; second case pending
CROWLEY – Judge Edward Rubin was convinced beyond reasonable doubt that Kevin Francis raped and murdered Linda Bonin in a crime he called heinous, disgusting, appalling, horrible and cold hearted. ...
Sep 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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Man dies when truck goes through bridge rail, lands in water
ABBEVILLE – Sometime early Saturday an Abbeville man died when his pickup went over a bridge rail and landed in the water below. Police said Elson White, 26, was west bound on Acron Road south of A...
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Judge convicts Crowley teen of murder, rape
CROWLEY – Kevin Francis, 16 at the time of his crime, faces life in prison after his conviction Tuesday for first-degree murder, aggravated rape and attempted first-degree murder. Francis was found...
Sep 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jo-Jo Reed tells City Council officer had no reason to stop him, then impound vehicle
Zydeco musician-DJ allegedly interfered with attempt to tow broken down car
Zydeco musician Joseph “Jo Jo” Reed again found himself on the wrong side of Eunice Police officers after allegedly interfering with an attempt to get a broken car out of the roadway. According to ...
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DNA results murky, LSU fight case headed to grand jury
BATON ROUGE – Tests for DNA evidence in the case of a bar fight involving LSU football players were inconclusive, and a grand jury will begin hearing evidence in the matter Wednesday, East Baton Ro...
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Serle trial delayed
Jefferson Davis Parish District Attorney Michael Cassidy says the trial for Ville Platte High School head football coach Roy Serie, who is charged with vehicular homicide, has been postponed until...
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Witness recalls terrifying night of rape and murder, fingers defendant as killer
CROWLEY – Ryan Snow doesn’t recall giving police two statements on the worst day of his life, but vividly remembers the screams of Linda Bonin as she was raped, then shot to death that early morni...
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Trio of hooligans takes their dispute to school, one stabbed, two arrested
OPELOUSAS – A 16-year-old freshman readmitted early by the St. Landry Parish School Board from expulsion was stabbed four times in the Opelousas High bathroom on Monday, his brass knuckles apparent...
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Marksville man killed in three-vehicle collision near Batchelor
BATCHELOR — A Marksville man was killed in a crash involving three vehicles on La. 1 at La. 972 in Pointe Coupee Parish, according to State Police. Nicky Voinche, 56, Marksville, was pronounced dea...
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Two teen girls killed when vehicle leaves road, lands in on roof in Cane River
NATCHITOCHES – Two teenage girls died when their vehicle ran off the road and landed on its roof in Cane River. State Police said Kelcie P. Vercher, 16 of Robeline, driver of a 2007 Ford Escape, wa...
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Police seek driver who struck, killed bicycle rider
VILLE PLATTE – Police are looking for a driver whose vehicle struck a bicycle rider about 3 a.m. Sunday, killing him. The vehicle fled the scene. Edwin Griffin, 50, was riding his bike in front of ...
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Rice borer creeps toward Acadiana
The Mexican rice borer continues to expand its territory in Louisiana after migrating from Texas. An adult Mexican rice borer was found recently in a monitoring trap in southeast Beauregard Parish ...
Sep 16, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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