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Soileau
Alleged bank robber climbs across razor wire, escapes
PINE PRAIRIE – Alleged bank robber Brian Keith Soileau remains at large after escaping from the state correctional facility here. He was arrested for allegedly robbing Citizens Bank in Pine Prairie...
Oct 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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Two Opelousas juveniles charged in horse thefts, animal cruelty
Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., said Livestock Brand Commission Inspectors and the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested two Opelousas juveniles Oct. 10-11 for live...
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Motorcycle rider killed when bike hits 18-wheeler's trailer blocking roadway
St. Martin Parish - Sunday night, Louisiana State Police Troop I investigated a two-vehicle fatal crash on US 90 east of LA 92. The crash claimed the life of a New Iberia man. According to investi...
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Eugene Dunn, Jr.
Opelousas Police arrest two on drug charges
OPELOUSAS - On Wednesday evening the Opelousas Police Department Crime Suppression Team arrested Eugene Dunn Jr. and Jerome O’Neal on drug charges following a traffic stop in the city limits of Ope...
Oct 14, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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At large suspect currently being sought by numerous law enforcement agencies outside of Kentwood
Kaumba McGee, 36, is currently on the loose from Washington Parish Sheriff's Office near Highway 38 East in Kentwood (river bridge). According to TPSO, a traffic stop was initiated on the suspect f...
Oct 13, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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Court says $1.6 million enough in actor's mother's injury case
LAFAYETTE – The Third Circuit Court of Appeal says the mother of an aspiring actor and child actress is not entitled to more than the $1.6 million a Crowley jury awarded her for claims from a 2004...
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Dallas Pelly, Jr.
Two arrested in Acadia Parish copper thefts
Arrests warrants were issued and two arrests have been made in connection with theft of copper that was reported to the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office on October 12th. According to Acadia Parish S...
Oct 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bicyclist killed in Grand Coteau accident
Last nightt, Louisiana State Police Troop I investigated a fatal crash involving a bicycle and a vehicle on the I-49 Frontage Road north of Grand Coteau. The crash claimed the life of a Lafayette ...
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Rice Milling champions named - C&K Link, Loewer Bros. lead list
CROWLEY – An entry of Cheniere long grain rice submitted by C & K Link of Acadia Parish, and an entry of CL261 medium grain rice submitted by F & W Farms of Acadia Parish, were selected as overall ...
Oct 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jury selection begins for teen accused of killing his parents
MONROE – Jury selection is under way for trial of a teenager accused of killing his parents late one night, then going to school the next day. Dalton Fletcher, 16, allegedly shot his parents last ...
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Marksville officer held on two rape counts
MARKSVILLE – A Marksville police officer has been arrested in Rapides Parish on two counts of aggravated rape. He has been placed on leave without pay from the Marksville Police Department pending ...
Oct 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dronet sisters pass a good time on their front porch.
Sisters waited 60 years to build their house the way they wanted it
KAPLAN - Home ownership is one of life’s major decisions, and building one’s own home can be an extensive undertaking. Two Kaplan sisters took their time in deciding to build - 60 years to be exac...
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