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New home on the bayou on accidental lottery million-dollar winner's agenda
BATON ROUGE -- "I went to bed a nutria and woke up a mink!" exclaimed a surprised Robert Thibodaux Sr. after learning he held a $1 million-winning Powerball ticket from the Oct. 29 drawing. The 70-...
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They did what they thought was right thing to do
GUEYDAN - Parades, demonstrations and uncertainty are three of the words that describe the welcomes and situations that different generations of veterans came home to. Three veterans of different ...
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Man gets six months house arrest, fine for using toxic coyote bait, killing more than 50 animals, birds
MONROE – A man who killed more tha 50 animals and birds with toxic coyote bait will spend six months confined to his home and pay $5,000 in fine. Additionally, Leslie W. Hardwick, Jr., 47 of West M...
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Seat belt enforcement bolstered during Click It or Ticket campaign
BATON ROUGE – Law enforcement agencies across Louisiana are participating in “Click It or Ticket,” a high-profile campaign to save lives and reduce injuries from highway crashes by getting more mot...
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Seven charged in night hunting bust
COUSHATTA – Seven men are charged with night hunting violations after an alleged illegal sweep across part of Red River Parish. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Div...
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Duck hunters distracted as opening day approaches
Pardon the distraction of Louisiana duck hunters today and Friday. Their western zone season opens on Saturday and they are as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs. They have almost pe...
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VP Council tells mayor to invoke curfew again if crime rate jumps
VILLE PLATTE – The City Council adopted an ordinance that gives the mayor authorization “to call for a temporary curfew -- up to 30 days with an extension of 30 days with a vote of the council” if...
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Teacher-coach accused of having sex with student
PINEVILLE – Former all-state Pine Prairie pitcher and coach and current Pineville High teacher and coach Tim Rodriguez is charged with two counts of prohibited sexual conduct between an educator a...
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Vernon man allegedly left cell phone video recorder on, filmed women in bathroom
LEESVILLE – An Anacoco man is charged with leaving a cell phone video recorder on in a bathroom used by women visiting his house. Sheriff Sam Craft said Steven Boyd Smith, 40, was jailed after an ...
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Boy dies when Pilot smashed by 18-wheeler near Kaplan
KAPLAN – A 12-year-old boy from Lafayette was killed Tuesday when the driver of the vehicle he was in may have turned into the path of an 18-wheeler heading south on La. 35. The boy was a passenger...
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Man allegedly confesses to 1994 Mamou rape
MAMOU – A rape which happened here 17 years ago has allegedly been confessed to by an Opelousas man. According to Det. Marie Pottery, Lawrence W. LaFleur, 49, is in the town jail and has confessed ...
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Woman attacks cheating boyfriend with mop, held on domestic violence charge
MONROE – A woman was arrested Monday after attacking her philandering boyfriend with a metal mop handle. Anntionette Roberson, 29, of Monroe, was arrested on aggravated battery domestic violence fo...
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