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Man allegedly takes bat to head of another
DUPONT – A man who alleged used a baseball bat on the head of another is charged with attempted second-degree murder. According to Avoyelles Sheriff Doug Anderson, Brandon Pepiton, 31, of Dupont, a...
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Teen held in Abbeville slaying
ABBEVILLE – A teenager is charged with killing another in a Friday night shooting here. Walter August, 18, of Abbeville was charged early Monday with the second-degree murder of Jovontae Charles, ...
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Child predators sting charges include porn with juvies, indecent behavior, solicitation, incest
BATON ROUGE — Agents with the Louisiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force have arrested nine men as part of an undercover investigation targeting child predators across southern Louisiana...
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House panel rejects Medicaid expansion, Senate hearing to come
BATON ROUGE — A Senate committee next week will take up the issue of expanding Medicaid to cover more uninsured, an action a House panel turned down Wednesday. The House Health and Welfare Committe...
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Rocky Trahan watches Diamond try to locate a bomb in a car.
Bomb-sniffing K-9's in high demand since Boston blasts
ABBEVILLE – Bomb-sniffing dogs are in high demand after the Boston Marathon bombing, and USK-9 has a backorder for the specially trained dogs. In Boston after the bombing, bomb-sniffing dogs were u...
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Flood insurance premiums to jump 25 percent
MORGAN CITY – Pending National Flood Insurance Program premium increases will affect nearly 18,000 policies state-wide as soon as subsidies of their premium begin to be phased out. Specific residen...
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Grebinger, missing since early February
Benefit will raise reward money for missing woman info
HENDERSON – A benefit event is being held Saturday to raise money for a reward to be posted in the search for Crystal Dupuis Grebinger, missing since Feb. 8. Grebinger, 32, of the Grand Anse area,...
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The Evangeline Area Council is working on development of a $21 million complex in association with their adoption of the Atchafalaya Basin.
Scouts signing up for first Atchafalaya Swamp adventure
PORT BARRE – Boy Scouts in the Evangeline Area District, as well as those from around the nation, will be able to experience high adventure kayaking in the Atchafalaya Basin beginning this summer. ...
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Budget issues challenge for LSU, other higher ed institutions
MORGAN CITY — Higher education in Louisiana is continuing to face serious budgetary challenges, said William Jenkins, interim LSU system president and chancellor. Funding for higher education is be...
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Marine Shale clean-up on June completion schedule
AMELIA — Work to finish cleaning up the former Marine Shale Processors site just outside of Amelia, which began in February, is ongoing with June 26 as the projected completion date of the cleanup,...
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Legislative focus back on $24.7 billion budget
By John Maginnis and Jeremy Alford LaPolitics.com BATON ROUGE — With Gov. Bobby Jindal’s tax repeal package and those like it apparently immobile and parked for the session, lawmakers are slowly ...
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Unbelted teen driver dies after vehicle hits tree
BASTROP – A Bastrop girl died when the vehicle she was driving hit a tree late Monday night. State Police said Tori Johnson, 16, was driving south on Louisiana 830-4 when she lost control of the v...
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