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Feathers won't fly in Vermilion schools, nor will exotic tinting
By Shaun Hearen LSN ABBEVILLE – Having “a feather in your cap” is a good thing, just do not have one in your hair if you go to school in Vermilion Parish. Feather hair extensions have been a...
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Ms. Fest back with rescuer; raccoon now has own quarters
By Sally Angelle LSN BREAUX BRIDGE – Ms. Fest is back and neither she nor Paula Faucheaux could be happier. Ms. Fest is pretty, cut and spoiled - and is a raccoon. She was found at the 2009...
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Prep Cajun cowboys take ropes, saddles -- and gumbo -- to national championship rodeo
VILLE PLATTE – Louisiana’s unique cuisine has become a popular part of the world’s largest rodeo event that attracts about 1,500 contestants annually. Four teenagers from Ville Platte and Mamou att...
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Audit alleges yet another case of Housing Authority sticky fingers
ALEXANDRIA – A state audit alleges that another Housing Authority official, this time in Alexandria, helped herself to the federal funds gravy train. A legislative audit released Monday asserts tha...
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Tiffany Rutledge
"Meat thieves" allegedly attempted to steal $600 worth of meat and crawfish from Walmart
Perhaps they just had a craving for crawfish and a hankering for some fresh meat, but two women are now facing felony theft charges after Eunice Police allege the duo tried to help themselves at Wa...
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Marc Dupuy, Jr., Edwin Edwards and Raymond Laborde during Tuesday visit in Marksville.
Edwards renews old friendships in visit to Marksville
MARKSVILLE – The city's most famous native son came home Tuesday. Former governor Edwin Edwards arrived in his native Marksville about 3:15 p.m. for his first trip to Avoyelles since his release f...
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Clementine Hunter with some of her works in a Look magazine photo of 1953.
Guilty plea brings Clementine Hunter fraud case to end, sentencing next
NEW ORLEANS -- A man who worked for a New Orleans art dealer pleaded guilty Monday to fraud for his role in a plot to sell forged paintings he claimed to be the work of Clementine Hunter, a renown...
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Eunice woman returns from vacation, turns self in on 26 counts of felony theft
A Eunice woman turned herself in to Eunice police Monday after a warrant was issued charging her with 26 counts of felony theft, following an investigation. Eunice Police said they were contacted J...
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Teenage passenger, unbelted, killed when speeding pickup leaves road, rolls over
NATCHITOCHES – A teenage passenger not wearing a seat belt died when a pickup left the road and rolled several times. State Police said the accident happened about 3:30 p.m. on Campti Bayou Road, w...
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Woman allegedly ends argument by running over husband
MAMOU – A Mamou woman allegedly decided to use her vehicle to settle an argument with her husband, running over him in a bar parking lot. Police said Bobbie Jo Marcantel, 34, is charged with domest...
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State seeking lease fields for dove season opening
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is now seeking fields to lease from private landowners for the Sept. 3 opening of the 2011-12 dove season. Since 1994, LDWF has leased fi...
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Mothers take their daughters from foster parents, flee
RUSTON – The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office and LA Department of Children and Family Services are requesting assistance in locating two children who are in state custody and were taken from their ...
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