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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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UL-Monroe AD resigns
MONROE – University of Louisiana at Monroe athletic director Bobby Staub is resigning after eight years in the post. Neither he nor university President Nick Bruno had much to say about Staub’s dec...
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Fishing piers survive -- for now
ABBEVILLE – A group of Vermilion Parish fishermen have rallied to save the five piers along La. 82. Last week at a committee meeting, the jury voted to remove the fishing piers because it was too c...
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Wiltz
St. Martin coroner resigns
ST. MARTINVILLE – Dr. Daniel Wiltz has resigned his elective office as parish coroner, effective April 2, and Parish Council is expected to appoint Dr. Warren Degatur interim coroner. A special ele...
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Judge orders security reimposed for Vermilion courthouse
ABBEVILLE – Grand jurors are concerned about lack of security at the Vermilion Parish Court House and a court has ordered the situation changed. At the start of the year, the Vermilion Parish Polic...
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Duhon
Teacher charged with prohibited sexual contacty with student
MOSS BLUFF – A teacher at Sam Houston High School is accused of having inappropriate contact with a female student. State Troopers said they were tipped off by the girl’s parents and the girl confi...
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