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Rep. Landry referees as Basin crawfishermen, Corps of Engineers face off
ST. MARTINVILLE – In boots and jeans, U.S. Rep. Jeff Landry refereed a face-to-face meeting with two groups of traditional antagonists: •Local crawfishermen who make their living in the rich annua...
Sep 27, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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Eunice man arrested on child porn, solicitation of a minor and sexual battery of juvenile charges
A Eunice man has been charged with child pornography and computer aided solicitation of a minor by the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office. He also faces a charge of sexual battery following an inv...
Sep 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 55 55 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ward 2 City Council member Germaine Simpson and Ward 3 member James Bergeron look at reapportionment proposals.
Eunice reapportionment should be easy enough
Reapportionment, an arduous task rife with political machinations at the state and congressional level, apparently won’t be a hassle in Eunice. City officials met at a public meeting Thursday with ...
Sep 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Clifton Lemelle, Sr. (tan shirt) and other members of the Concerned Black Men and Women of St. Landry Parish leave after entry to the entire group is barred by Eunice Police.
Principal denies black citizens' group entry to Eunice High, offer to meet with only some rejected
A black citizen’s group was met by Eunice Police and turned away at the doors of Eunice High School Thursday morning, rejecting offers by the principal to meet with a representative at that time, o...
Sep 22, 2011 | 5 5 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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Two armed bandits hit McDonald's
Two men, one believed armed with a .45 caliber pistol, robbed an employee at McDonald’s on West Laurel early Thursday. According to initial information, two black men wearing either red beanies or ...
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Edwards says Demo Party needs to move back toward center
BATON ROUGE – Former Gov. Edward Edwards, a lifelong Democrat who served 16 years at the helm of state government, says his party hurt its fortunes by shifting too far to the left. Asked at this we...
Sep 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 44 44 recommendations | email to a friend
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Many residents allowed back in Lincoln 32-car derailment area
RUSTON – Residents returned to their homes early Wednesday in the vicinity of Sunday’s KCS train derailment. No injuries were reported in the derailment on U.S. 80 near the Lincoln-Ouachita Parish ...
Sep 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 39 39 recommendations | email to a friend
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Driver imperiling I12 traffic booked with 7th offense DWI
HAMMOND – State Police haved charged a man operating a guided missile on Interstate 12 with seventh-offense DWI. Troopers responded to a number of calls Monday afternoon about a pickup truck drivi...
Sep 21, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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Avoyelles raid bags 17 suspects, narcotics and firearms
MARKSVILLE – Avoyelles Parish sheriff’s investigators have arrested 17 suspects, most of them on drug charges, as part of continued undercover investigations. Sheriff Doug Anderson said 15 of the 1...
Sep 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
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Man dies when truck goes through bridge rail, lands in water
ABBEVILLE – Sometime early Saturday an Abbeville man died when his pickup went over a bridge rail and landed in the water below. Police said Elson White, 26, was west bound on Acron Road south of A...
Sep 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jo-Jo Reed tells City Council officer had no reason to stop him, then impound vehicle
Zydeco musician-DJ allegedly interfered with attempt to tow broken down car
Zydeco musician Joseph “Jo Jo” Reed again found himself on the wrong side of Eunice Police officers after allegedly interfering with an attempt to get a broken car out of the roadway. According to ...
Sep 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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DNA results murky, LSU fight case headed to grand jury
BATON ROUGE – Tests for DNA evidence in the case of a bar fight involving LSU football players were inconclusive, and a grand jury will begin hearing evidence in the matter Wednesday, East Baton Ro...
Sep 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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