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New trial date for trio of accused rapists
VILLE PLATTE – Trials have been rescheduled for three men accused of kidnapping a woman from a Eunice nightclub, raping her and dumping her in rural Evangeline Parish. The incident occurred in Augu...
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3rd Circuit says former fireman entitled to more pay
The Third Circuit Court has reversed a district court ruling and ordered the City of Eunice to pay a former fireman a disputed sum. The appellate judges ruled that Dwayne Olivier was entitled to be...
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LSP books former Turkey Creek chief on felony theft
Thursday,, Louisiana State Police Region 2 detectives assigned to the Lafayette Field Office arrested former Turkey Creek police chief Robert Moreau man for charges relating to theft. Moreau, 43, r...
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Mayor to utility customers: Pay up or do without
BASILE – Mayor Berline Boone has had enough of utility customers who don't pay their bills on time and says there'll be no more extensions. In a statement this week, Boone advised customers that th...
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Cold case rape life convictions tossed, sent back to St. Landry
The double life sentence of an Opelousas man for two aggravated rapes has been thrown out because he was unable to confront some witnesses, a constitutional right, in the case. The Third Circuit C...
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Turkey Creek chief resigns after shoplifting guilty plea
VILLE PLATTE – Turkey Creek Police Chief Robert Moreau was arrested and charged with shoplifting by the Ville Platte Police Department October 5. Moreau turned himself in to Evangeline Parish Distr...
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Maneuvering continues in Vermilion child sex ring case, another plea deal reached
Six out of eight defendants involved in a December 2009 child sex case out of Vermilion Parish have now reached plea agreements with the prosecutors. The most recent occurred last week when the As...
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Ja’Marcous T. Walker
Teen allegedly shot at Eunice house with stolen semi-auto
Eunice Police arrested a teen who allegedly shot at a Child Street house with a stolen semi automatic. On Sept. 28, police responded to reports of a house in the 200 block of Child Street struck by...
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Alexandria council bans smoking in bars, on and around all city property, parks and ball fields
ALEXANDRIA – The City Council on Tuesday night banned smoking in bars and gambling rooms within the city, as well as snuffing it within 25 feet of city property, athletic facilities and ballparks. ...
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Mark Darby, Sr.
Alleged knife-wielding man tasered after refusing to stop
Eunice Police tasered a man who allegedly brandished a large knife and stuck his tongue out at officers before fleeing. According to Eunice Police records, a call came in shortly before 2 p.m. Satu...
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Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz addressed the St. Landry Parish Council Administrative Finance Committee Monday night.
St. Landry Council back in the saddle again, this time with 1,000 trail riders as limit
OPLEOUSAS – The St. Landry Parish Administrative Finance Committee voted 4-0 with one abstension to reintroduce the council’s latest trail ride ordinance revision, but with the rider limit set at 1...
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Castille
Hadley Castille will emcee Liberty show; Babineaux Sisters, Jamie Berzas and Cajun Tradition on playbill
Saturday, October 8, 2011, the weekly "Rendez-vous des Cajuns" Music Show will feature a performance by THE BABINEAUX SISTERS Band, featuring Gracie (age 12) and Julie (age 10), followed by JAMIE B...
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