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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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HOOKED ON PRIZES; Bi-state fishing contest begins 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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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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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,...
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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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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Three blacks accused of beating white family could face hate crime penalties
By Erin Foster LSN EAST BATON ROUGE – Three black suspects accused of attacking and beating a white family on Mother’s Day could be facing additional charges as police and the FBI determine whethe...
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Georgia men plead to million-dollar id theft/fraud scheme
LAFAYETTE – United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that Derrick Nathaniel Hartfield, 45, of Smyrna, Ga., and Rico Carty Clemons, 47, of Riverdale, Ga., pleaded guilty Monday before U....
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pay raise bills for assessors, clerks, judges pending
By John Maginnis & Jeremy Alford LaPOLITICS.com Proposed salary bumps for assessors, clerks and judges are all positioned to move forward in the remaining three weeks of the regular session. Toge...
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7 KILLED Judge resentences driver, result same, about 30 years in prison
ST. FRANCISVILLE – On Tuesday, 20th District Judge William Carmichael resentenced a Greensburg man convicted of seven counts of vehicular homicide. In March, Carmichael sentenced Brett Gerald to 1...
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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REVOLTING! Accused pleads to child porn charges, some involving infants
LAFAYETTE--United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced Monday that Ray Hatton III, 30, of Lafayette, pleaded guilty Tuesday before U. S. District Judge Richard T. Haik, to possessing child...
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