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Pit ban doesn't save puppy; Mamou council issues reminder
MAMOU – An ordinance prohibiting possession of pit bulls or pit bull-mix dogs didn’t do a puppy much good last week. According to Councilman Charles Reed, the puppy was killed by one of the banned ...
Mar 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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Franklin CWO dies in Afghan chopper crash
Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Henderson, 27, of Franklin Parish died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Monday, one of five killed in accident. Henderson was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 3...
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Exec says natural gas can produce more energy independence
MORGAN CITY — North America could be energy independent by the end of the decade if the continent uses more natural gas in areas such as transportation, said Charles Goodson, chairman, CEO and pres...
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PSC chairman says La. doesn't need help managing energy efficiency
AMITE -- Louisiana does not need a $30 million Quick Start program promoting energy efficiency that would be managed by third-party groups, some of them special interests like the Sierra Club, said...
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Vehicle hits pole, flips, driver dies
ZACHARY – East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an early morning crash Wednesday that claimed the life of a Zachary man. About 6:35 a.m. on March 13, deputies say that Zachary Pau...
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Morgan City Port considering foreign free trade zone
MORGAN CITY — The Port of Morgan City is considering applying to establish a foreign free trade zone at the port. The Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District discussed the possibility and weighed...
Mar 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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Drunk driver gets 70 years for killing seven after birthday binge
LSN CLINTON -- It was an emotional day in court Tuesday when Judicial District Judge William G. Carmichael sentenced Brett Gerald, 30, to 70 years in prison for killing seven people in a drunk dri...
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Retriver wins chase, black bear apparently wins tangle
PATTERSON -- Gauge, a Chesapeake Bay retriever, is recovering after squaring off with a bear south of the railroad tracks in Patterson. He got into a fight with a Louisiana black bear Tuesday night...
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Driver on bond in traffic fatality charged with OWI
LAFAYETTE – A driver out on bond on a charge of vehicular homicide was charged with Operating Under Influence by Lafayette police last week. Dallas Fabre, 49, is accused of being drunk when the veh...
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Educator, civil rights activist killed in head-on collision
Eunice retired educator and civil rights activist George Fisher was killed Sunday night when his vehicle was hit head-on by a pickup truck driven by an unlicensed and suspected impaired driver on L...
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There are new garbage collectors in town -- black bears
PATTERSON — Black bears are no longer just searching for food south of the railroad tracks in the city. The bears have now made their way to other parts of the city, Mayor Rodney Grogan said. “We m...
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Wrong number leads to woman allegedly selling her child's meds
ABBEVILLE – A woman faces several charges after allegedly selling an undercover agent her child’s medications in a deal arranged through a wrong-number phone call. Vermillion/Municipal Narcotics Ta...
Mar 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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