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Ronnie Trahan with picture of his first responders
He's seen The Light, wants to see it again
ABBEVILLE – Ronnie Trahan has literally seen the light. And it’s Good News. He says he knows heaven is real, because he’s been there, after his heart stopped beating in October. “I talked to my doc...
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9 caged dogs perish in house fire
BOSSIER CITY – Nine dogs died in an early morning house fire Friday but the people living there got out uninjured. A resident was awakened by the smell of smoke about 5 a.m. and woke up the other o...
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'Pay us pay day' furniture store closing
ALEXANDRIA – Carroll Furniture, a business institution here since 1940, is closing. One of the owners, Frank Brame, said the decision was a matter of business concerns and just timing. The store, n...
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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...
Dec 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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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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