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Three VP officers fired after putting males in same cell with female
VILLE PLATTE – Three officers were fired after placing a male suspects in the same holding cell as a female. According to Chief Neal Lartique, the department had conducted a roundup when the males ...
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Tickets don't support profiling claim
A random check of traffic citations doesn’t support claims of racial profiling by Eunice police. Responding to a public records request by eunicetoday.com, the department provided citations written...
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Bandit hits building with back hoe in try to grab ATM
PINE PRAIRIE – Crash and carry was the objective, but it failed when a bandit was unable to wrest an ATM machine from a bait stand Tuesday.. The early morning robbery attempt left Sam’s Bait and T...
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Jersey Shore, Cajun version, auditions set by MTV
LAFAYETTE – Here’s ‘the Situation’ - the producers and casting agents of the Jersey Shore have Cajun Country in mind for a new show, one similar to its MTV version of tanning, partying, fighting, g...
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Weather watchers eye evolution of disturbance in tropics
By Jim Bradshaw LSN Forecasters are watching the evolution of a tropical disturbance over the Yucatan Channel this morning. The National Hurricane Center gives this system a 70 percent chance of ...
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Chataignier among Post Offices on potential closure list
CHATAIGNIER – The Post Office here is one of about 3,700 being evaluated nation-wide as the U.S. Postal Service struggles with an $8 billion loss. According to the Postal Service, 51 facilities in ...
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60 counts of Medicaid fraud charged; more than $500,000 involved
BATON ROUGE – The owner of a personal care services agency has been arrested and charged with defrauding the state’s Medicaid program of more than a half million dollars. Patricia A. Bell, 51, of ...
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Teen stabs father trying to break up fight between brothers
ZACHARY – A father was allegedly stabbed several times when he attempted to break up a fight between his two brawling sons, one of whom is charged with attempted second-degree murder. Police said F...
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Woman, two children die when she runs stop sign
TANGIPAHOA PARISH – A woman and two children died when she ran a stop sign on U.S. 190 and collided with a pickup truck. According to State Police, Sarah Robertson, 26, of Independence went through...
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Gueydan man charged with stabbing father to death
GUEYDAN – A man has been charged with fatally stabbing his father during an argument at their home. A 911 call lead to a stabbing investigation in the late hours of Monday July 25. The Gueydan Pol...
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St. Landry School Board budget balances, with teeny bit to spare
If you make $500 week and your budget is similar to the St. Landry Parish School Board’s for the current fiscal year, you have $1 a week for unplanned expenses after all your bills are paid. That’s...
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Officials identify skeleton found in Abbeville chimney
ABBEVILLE – The remains found two months ago in a chimney in the Bank of Abbeville have been identified. The Abbeville Police Department Tuesday morning released the name of the skeleton remains. T...
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