State News
Chataignier among Post Offices on potential closure list
CHATAIGNIER – The Post Office here is one of about 3,700 being evaluated nation-wide as the U.S. Postal Service struggles with an $8 billion loss. According to the Postal Service, 51 facilities in ...
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60 counts of Medicaid fraud charged; more than $500,000 involved
BATON ROUGE – The owner of a personal care services agency has been arrested and charged with defrauding the state’s Medicaid program of more than a half million dollars. Patricia A. Bell, 51, of ...
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Teen stabs father trying to break up fight between brothers
ZACHARY – A father was allegedly stabbed several times when he attempted to break up a fight between his two brawling sons, one of whom is charged with attempted second-degree murder. Police said F...
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Woman, two children die when she runs stop sign
TANGIPAHOA PARISH – A woman and two children died when she ran a stop sign on U.S. 190 and collided with a pickup truck. According to State Police, Sarah Robertson, 26, of Independence went through...
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Gueydan man charged with stabbing father to death
GUEYDAN – A man has been charged with fatally stabbing his father during an argument at their home. A 911 call lead to a stabbing investigation in the late hours of Monday July 25. The Gueydan Pol...
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St. Landry School Board budget balances, with teeny bit to spare
If you make $500 week and your budget is similar to the St. Landry Parish School Board’s for the current fiscal year, you have $1 a week for unplanned expenses after all your bills are paid. That’s...
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Officials identify skeleton found in Abbeville chimney
ABBEVILLE – The remains found two months ago in a chimney in the Bank of Abbeville have been identified. The Abbeville Police Department Tuesday morning released the name of the skeleton remains. T...
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Liberty to host Blake Miller, Howard Noel, Jr.
This Saturday, July 30, 2011, the weekly "Rendez-vous des Cajuns" Music Show will present a performance by BLAKE J. MILLER & the Vermilion Playboys, followed by HOWARD NOEL, JR. & Cajun Boogie....e...
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Fleeing man decides cemetery no place to hide at midnight
It may sound like a scene from a horror movie, but Eunice Police say a Lake Charles man who allegedly fled through a cemetery during a traffic stop ended up with an injured ankle, but no ghostly en...
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Boating deaths statewide way up from last year
GRETNA – A boater-safety campaign has been launched by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office after fatal boat wrecks a month apart and already exceeding last year’s number of boat-related deaths. T...
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Mother charged with breaking infant's arm 8 hours before going to hospital
OPELOUSAS – A woman is charged with cruelty to a juvenile after alleged breaking one of her five-month-old’s arms and waiting eight hours to get it treatment. Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said deputies we...
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Calling all 'Swamp People' -- new cast sought
The History Channel is looking for the next "Swamp People" cast. The show's producers are looking for alligator hunters with at least 50 tags who are licensed to hunt in Louisiana. They're also c...
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