State News
Pickup leaves road, hits culvert, overturns, driver dies
MARKSVILLE - State Police say a Bunkie man was killed Saturday in a single vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 29. State police say in a news release that 47-year-old Kenneth M. Aymond was killed w...
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Deaths Elsewhere
Long-time sheriff GONZALES – Services were Feb. 2 for former Sheriff Harold Tridico. He died Jan. 31 at age 86. He was US Navy veteran of World War II. He was with the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s ...
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Cleanup to resume at Marine Shale site
BATON ROUGE - Cleanup activities are set to commence again soon at the Marine Shale Processors site in St. Mary Parish. The cleanup will involve dismantling portions of the facility and disposing...
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Three missing a month found in submerged vehicle
TALLULAH – A car containing three people missing for almost a month was pulled from the Tensas River west of here Wednesday. State Police said two of the victims, driver Eddie Cobb Jr., 68, and bac...
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Weir wash-out threatens Larto-Saline Lakes complex
LARTO – A low-water dam that regulates flow of quality river water into the vast Larto-Saline Lakes complex east of Alexandria has failed, causing a continuing substantial drop in the lakes’ water ...
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Judge approves BP criminal case settlement
NEW ORLEANS – A federal judge on Tuesday signed off on the government's settlement with BP on criminal charges. BP will plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record $4 billion i...
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LSU whistleblower sues, saying she was fired for coming reporting alleged violations
BATON ROUGE – Margaret Herster, a former LSU School of Art faculty member, filed a suit on Jan., alleging University administrators fired her for reporting violations of state and federal law inclu...
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Trucks hit, kill young gir crossing highway at night
A young girl trying to cross US Highway 190 Monday night was killed when struck by two vehicles driven by Eunice men.The youth was in the highway west of St. Ann’s Catholic Church. State Police sai...
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Chitimacha Police Chief Blaise Smith holds a photograph of slain Chitimacha police Sgt. Rick Riggenbach at a news conference held Monday in Franklin at the St. Mary Parish Courthouse.
Multiple unanswered questions remain in shooting of three police officers
By Jean L. Kaess LSN FRANKLIN — Two officers were wounded and a third killed after responding to Saturday’s arson in Charenton. All three lived in the Morgan City area. A civilian was killed prio...
Jan 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 34 34 recommendations | email to a friend
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Paw-rade will showcase dogs available for your Krewe
The Baton Rouge Chapter of the Humane Society of Louisiana will host a Mardi Gras-themed adoption day, “Paws for Mardi Gras” on Saturday, Feb. 2, at The Backpacker from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. “Paws ...
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State will allow six trappers to cull Marsh Island nutria population
MARSH ISLAND--Due to the increased nutria population on Marsh Island Refuge, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is seeking trappers to participate in a special opportunity to harves...
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Jindal says GOP needs to recalibrate is conservative compass
Gov. Bobby Jindal is calling on the Republican Party to “recalibrate the compass of conservatism.” He delivered the keynote address at the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting in Charlot...
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