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Girl allegedly hid weed in Bible taken to prisoner
MORGAN CITY – A juvenile girl allegedly hid marijuana in a Bible she took to a prisoner in the St. Mary jail. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the 15-year-old from Patterson was arrested Thursday...
Feb 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dragon boats coming to Bayou Teche
NEW IBERIA – What began in China over 2,000 years ago as a race to save a beloved and maligned oracle (think of a flotilla of pirogues speeding to pluck Sarah Palin from an alligator-infested Basin...
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Court rules speedway injurious to neighboring property owners
STERLINGTON – A district judge has ruled that racetrack owners have no right to unbridled interruption of bucolic neighborhoods around them. Union Parish Dist. Judge Wayne Smith, in a suit by 59 re...
Feb 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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Amy and Warren Sturges with her Powerball check.
Woman claims $2 miliion Powerball prize, husband asks for loan
BATON ROUGE, La. - After winning $2 million in the Feb. 16 Powerball drawing, Amy Sturges of Morgan City stared in awe at her Louisiana Lottery prize check and turned to show it to her husband. War...
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Philantrophic CFA names Moody board chairman
LAFAYETTE -- The Community Foundation of Acadiana announced that Kevin Moody, president and CEO of The Moody Company, will serve a two-year term as chairman of its board of directors. Moody was f...
Feb 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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Three killed in head-on near Houma
HOUMA – An SUV crossed the centerline and struck a Cadillac head-on Sundya night, killing both drivers and a third person. State Police said the accident happened about 9 p.m. on LA 182. The invest...
Feb 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Zachary singer's Idol journey ends
ZACHARY – Wednesday night, local singer Megan Miller, 23, was cut from Hollywood Week's Round 3 auditions on American Idol. Miller competed against more than 100 hopefuls from around the country ...
Feb 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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Teen held in slaying of two on Mardi Gras
ABBEVILLE – Investigation continues into circumstances leading up to the murder of two brothers in their home on Mardi Gras morning, the birthday of one of them. Mike Guidry, 24, and Gary Guidry, w...
Feb 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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Couple dies when Corvette leaves road, rolls, hits tree
ST. MARTINVILLE – A couple was killed when the Corvette they were in left the road Saturday night, rolled over and hit a tree. State Police said Danny Boudreaux, 45, of St. Martinville was driving ...
Feb 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lafayette Bishop admires Pope for his decision
Diocese of Lafayette Bishop Michael Jarrell expressed admiration Monday for Pope Benedict XVI's decision to resign as leader of the world's Catholics. Jarrell said: "The Holy Father’s resignation c...
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Sugarcane sets production record
LAFAYETTE — The Louisiana sugarcane industry set a new record for raw sugar production with its 2012 crop, said Jim Simon of the American Sugar Cane League. “We had an outstanding year,” Simon sai...
Feb 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
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Buck's, shot and left to die, getting better
Buck, the young pit bull canine who was found recently in tall grass on the side of the road, severely injured and unable to move, has regained most of his strength and is expected to make a full r...
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