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Man's body recovered near Lanan Bridge on Toledo Bend
TOLEDO BEND -- Investigation continues in the death of a Natchitoches Parish whose body was recovered Monday from Toledo Bend Reservoir. Justin Wilson, 22, of Provencal, went missing during a stor...
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Man charged with using another's deer stand without permission
WEST MONROE – Using a man’s deer stand without permission is not only impolite but could also be a crime, and Ouachita deputies arrested a man Monday afternoon accused of being in someone else’s de...
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Former McNeese, NFL player accused of attempted murder after shooting alleged home invader
VINTON – Former McNeese State University football star and NFL player Stephen Starring is accused of shooting a man. Police Chief Ricky Fox said Starring, 51, is suspected of shooting Dillon Worth,...
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Four, including former department head, suspects in LSU Eiunice theft case
By Todd C. Elliott todd.elliott@eunicetoday.com Four former LSU Eunice employees, including a department head, will be charged on multiple accounts of theft and forgery. 15th Judicial District Att...
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Prep English teacher resigns over alleged sexting; Ortego case goes into diversion
A veteran Eunice High teacher has resigned in the wake of alleged inappropriate text images sent by her to a male student. Reliable sources independent of each other identify the teacher as Jacquel...
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New Jena plant will put 95 into $73,000 jobs
JENA -- Universal Plant Services, which provides machine services for heavy industry, will be the first tenant at Jena’s industrial park. The firm will put 95 people to work at the LaSalle Parish s...
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Pawpaw, you're going to need a bigger boat
BATON ROUGE - Slidell resident David Hebert remembers telling a news crew outside of his local Winn Dixie store that he did not purchase the $1 million ticket sold there during November’s record Po...
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Strother, Chabert family head Political Hall of Fame list
WINNFIELD – A political consultant and a family of politicians lead the 2013 group of Louisiana Political Hall of Fame inductees. They will be inducted at the Hall here on Feb. 9. Raymond Strother ...
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Trailer comes loose, killes passing motorist
PRAIRIEVILLE -- A Texas man was killed when a trailer came loose from another vehicle and crashed into his vehicle on Interstate 10. State Police said the accident happened Friday afternoon near th...
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Off-duty deputy dies when unit leaves LA 1 during rainstorm, hits several trees
NATCHITOCHES PARISH – An off-duty sheriff’s deputy was killed when his patrol car left Highway 1 and struck several trees Sunday afternoon. State Police said the accident happened on La. 1 south of...
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Wastewater operator pleads to discharge felonies, gets 18 months
OPELOUSAS – Joseph L. Jones, 58, of St. Landry Parish, pleaded guilty to 11 felony charges involving criminal violations of Plaisance Development Corporation’s water discharge permits in St. Landr...
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14 young whooping cranes added to White Lake population
GUEYDAN – Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) biologists received a third cohort of juvenile whooping cranes at White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WCA) in Gueydan on Nov. 29. ...
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