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Common Cause urges Jindal to slow tax swap plan until more data available
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Common Cause says Gov. Bobby Jindal needs to slow down his tax swap plan until he can get his priorities and figures straight. The nonpartisan organization, which is dedicat...
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Big rig pulls in front of another, unrestrained passenger killed
OAKDALE – An Opelousas man died when an 18-wheeler pulled from a private drive into the path of another early Tuesday. State Police said the accident occurred on La. 10 in Vernon Parish east of US ...
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Unrestrained driver dies when pickup overturns in US 190 ditchh
MERRYVILLE - An unrestrained driver was ejected and killed when his pickup overturned in a ditch along US 190. State Police said Robert Norman, 69, of Bon Wier, Texas lost control of his truck abou...
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Driver, unbelted, dies when thrown from SUV as it leaves roadway
FRANKLINTON - An unrestrained driver was killed when thrown from his SUV on Saturday night. State police said a 54-year-old Sidney Sumrall of Bogalusa was killed when he was thrown from his sport u...
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Man allegedly leaves child in car while goes in bar
MONROE – A Monroe man allegedly left his six-year-old in the car while he went into a nightclub early Sunday morning. Labarraon Spivey, 35, was was arrested around 1:30 a.m. Sunday and charged with...
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Unbelted driver dies in Interstate 12 multi-vehicle crash
ROBERT-- A multi-vehicle fatal crash on Interstate 12 Monday morning took the life of a 71-year-old Covington woman identified as Terry Gerot. The four-vehicle crash took place shortly after 6 a.m...
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Oyster fisherman charged with attempted murder of wildlife agent
PORT SULPHUR – A man arrested for a sixth time for oyster fishing violations also faces charges to attempting to kill a wildlife agent. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforc...
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10 charged in federal undercover coke bust
MARKSVILLE – United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced Wednesday afternoon that a year-long undercover investigation resulted in 10 arrests in the Marksville and Alexandria areas on dist...
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Supervisors approve LSU president appointment
BATON ROUGE – The LSU Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the appointment of F. King Alexander as President of the LSU System and Chancellor of LSU A&M, with the understanding that these two ...
Mar 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mark Shirley, LSU AgCenter fisheries agent, shows shrimpers in Delcambre how to use an Emergency Position Indicator Radio Beacon to alert the Coast Guard with a distress signal.
There's more to shrimping than trawling
DELCAMBRE – Experts from the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant met with area shrimpers to help them become more efficient, learn new technology and comply with federal fishing regulations. “We a...
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Talking a walk in Palmetto State Park
Fed-up Patterson residents told: Roaming black bears - spray 'em, don't "choot 'em"
PATTERSON – Residents are fed up with Louisiana black bears on their property, so they gathered at a town hall meeting Monday to find out from experts what can be done. Black bears have been a prob...
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Teacher-coach charged with sexual conduct with player
HAUGHTON – A teacher-coach is accused of having sexual conduct with one of her players. Bossier Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Haughton teacher Friday on charges involving a 17-year-old student. Jes...
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