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Turkey Creek chief resigns after shoplifting guilty plea
VILLE PLATTE – Turkey Creek Police Chief Robert Moreau was arrested and charged with shoplifting by the Ville Platte Police Department October 5. Moreau turned himself in to Evangeline Parish Distr...
Oct 06, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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Maneuvering continues in Vermilion child sex ring case, another plea deal reached
Six out of eight defendants involved in a December 2009 child sex case out of Vermilion Parish have now reached plea agreements with the prosecutors. The most recent occurred last week when the As...
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Alexandria council bans smoking in bars, on and around all city property, parks and ball fields
ALEXANDRIA – The City Council on Tuesday night banned smoking in bars and gambling rooms within the city, as well as snuffing it within 25 feet of city property, athletic facilities and ballparks. ...
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Youth strikes head, dies when ATV flips
PINEVILLE – A 9-year-old boy was killed when his ATV flipped east of here about midnight Friday. Jason Paul Ross was driving the four-wheeler with his father riding on the back when the machine fl...
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Teenage volunteer firefighters face multiple arson counts
LIVINGSTON – Three teenaged volunteer firefighters are charged with setting 11 fires over the past year. The fires caused more than $100,000 in damages, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office...
Oct 03, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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Unbelted driver dies when vehicle rolls several times
ST. MARY PARISH – A Jeanerette man dies Friday night when partially ejected from his vehicle as it rolled over several times. State Police said Matthew Romero, 25, was driving his pickup on La. 182...
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Cyclist dies after hitting levee embankment
MARKSVILLE – A motorcyclist not wearing a helmet died Saturday when ejected after hitting an embankment. According to Louisiana State Police, troopers responded to the crash around 1:00 pm, which o...
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Sanity not yet an issue in case of beheaded child, judge says
THIBODAUX -- The obvious remains unsaid in the case of a man who allegedly beheaded his son. Psychiatrists cannot yet consider whether a 30-year-old Thibodaux man was sane when authorities say he d...
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Public Affairs Research Council releases guide to 2011 ballot
BATON ROUGE – The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR) has released its “Guide to the 2011 Constitutional Amendments” for the upcoming ballots on Oct. 22 and Nov. 19. The “Guide” ex...
Sep 30, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Wildlife agent murdered near St. Francisville was checking on night hunting complaint
Officials say a 47-year-old Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent was found dead in woods along the Mississippi River after he was shot in the chest in the early morning hours. The b...
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I-10 closed near Jennings due to chemical leak
This morning, Louisiana State Police Troop D was notified about an 18-wheeler tanker leaking a chemical on the shoulder of I-10 eastbound at milepost 60. Troopers responded to the scene and determ...
Sep 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Child porn, rape suspect pleads to lesser count
CROWLEY – A man initially accused of forcible rape and child pornography will be sentenced next month on a lesser charge. John Franklin Breaux, 32, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of attempted ...
Sep 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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