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Bill would bar first-degree murderers family visitation
ABBEVILLE – Sen. Jonathan Perry wants to curtail visitation privileges for first-degree murderers. Perry introduced Sen. Bill 108 to committee on Monday. It states that prisoners charged with first...
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Jindal's tax reversal surprise to bill's House sponsor
By John Maginnis and Jeremy Alford LaPolitics BATON ROUGE – Gov. Bobby Jindal’s announcement Monday that he is shelving his tax swap plan came as a surprise to the sponsor of the legislation, Re...
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Rice planting essentially done in Acadiana
BY Bruce Schultz LSU AgCenter CROWLEY – Rice planting in the southern part of Louisiana is wrapping up, and north Louisiana farmers are getting ready to plant. “For a lot of farmers, it’s done,” ...
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Please Mr. Postman, that weed's not for me
PATTERSON -- A Patterson man was arrested by St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office narcotics division detectives after detectives and a postal inspector intercepted a package in the mail that contained ...
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Rapist pleads guility in 1985 case
WINNFIELD – A man who raped, robbed and terrorized a woman almost 30 years ago has at last been sentenced to prison. Jessie Mills was arrested in 1985 and found guilty in 1987. But the verdict was ...
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Teen cousins die in house fire; path out blocked by furniture
WEST MONROE – Two teenage cousins died when their path to safety from a house fire was blocked by furniture, officials said. Kyle Phillips, 18, and Mitchell Whitehead, 16, were sleeping when the bl...
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September trial set for man accused of killing three over XBox 360
SHREVEPORT – A man accused of killing three brothers in an argument over a gaming system is scheduled for September trial. Marcus Reed, 35, pleaded not guilty to the 2010 of the men he accused of t...
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Attention switches to alternate proposals as Jindal tax plan looks for legs
By John Maginnis and Jeremy Alford LaPolitics.com BATON ROUGE — The regular session that convenes Monday will have no shortage of high-profile issues, beginning with Gov. Bobby Jindal’s ambitious ...
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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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