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Car pulls in front of Harley, bike passenger killed
SLAUGHTER – A motorcycle passenger was killed when a car pulled out of a driveway into the bike’s path Friday. State Police said Debra Benoit, 48, was on a motorcycle driven by Bernard Schweitzer, ...
Jan 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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Parole officer allegedly had sex with clients
VILLE PLATTE – State Police have arrested a probation and parole officer for allegedly engaging in sexual conduct with females while on the job. Detectives from the Lake Charles Field Office rece...
Jan 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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State police charge two in child porn cases
Investigators from the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations/Alexandria Field Office arrested two men this week, in two separate cases, for possession of child pornography. The first arr...
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Judge dismisses charges against one Eunice double-murder defendant
Acknowledging two cold-blooded murders occurred, Judge Donald Hebert noted Thursday that nevertheless a minimum standard of probable cause for the arrest of a suspect is required, ruling that level...
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Trio has 612 charges of theft of cemetery urns
BALL – The Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office has made three more arrests for the theft of urns from Forest Lawn Cemetery in Ball. The trio is charged with 612 counts of theft. According to RPSO, 35-...
Jan 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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Youngster downs Concordia 18-point trophy
ALEXANDRIA – A 10--year-old shot what many hunters would consider the deer of a lifetime on family property in Concordia Parish adjacent to Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge. Jack Dekeyzer was in a...
Jan 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 35 35 recommendations | email to a friend
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Grambling pres tells auditors search is on for missing property
GRAMBLING – Grambling State University President Frank Pogue said the school has hired a new property control manager to help look for and keep up with school property. A legislative audit says GS...
Jan 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 35 35 recommendations | email to a friend
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Trophy contest buck allegedly shot illegally, its killer charged
WINNSBORO - A man who allegedly shot a big deer with an illegal weapon, then entered it several contests is charged with four counts of fraud. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents ...
Jan 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 49 49 recommendations | email to a friend
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Unbelted passenger dies in Henderson crash
HENDERSON – An unbelted woman riding in the backseat was killed Monday when an SUV left the roadway and struck a tree. State Police said Elizabeth Howe, 55, of St. Martinville was killed in the 5 a...
Jan 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Three charged in double-murder
OPELOUSAS – A man is charged with the murder of two men last week and two others are charged with accessory to the crime. Police said Friday that Robert Rideau, 32, is charged with the first-degree...
Jan 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 34 34 recommendations | email to a friend
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Police say woman tried to drown her three children
SUNSET – A woman is accused of attempting to drown her three children. Police said Haily Schramm, 31, is charged with three counts of attempted second-degree murder. She came to police attention wh...
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Conservation Districts pick Strain their man of the year
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts named Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain "Conservationist of the Year" at their 66th annual convention in Lafayette. ...
Jan 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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