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State seeking lease fields for dove season opening
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is now seeking fields to lease from private landowners for the Sept. 3 opening of the 2011-12 dove season. Since 1994, LDWF has leased fi...
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Mothers take their daughters from foster parents, flee
RUSTON – The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office and LA Department of Children and Family Services are requesting assistance in locating two children who are in state custody and were taken from their ...
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K-9 officer dies after pursuing, cornering juvenile escapees
ST. MARTINVILLE – A K-9 officer died Saturday morning after running two juvenile escapees to ground about noon. Officials said K-9 Hatos died of a heat stroke after the pursuit in near-100 degree w...
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OPH will post restaurants reports online
BATON ROUGE – This week will mark the first time people can go to a state website to check the sanitary conditions at restaurants they plan on trying or frequent. The Office of Public Health plans ...
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Broussard. Photos by David Simpson.
Landry will emcee Liberty show featuring Broussard and Miller
Saturday, August 13, 2011, the weekly "Rendez-vous des Cajuns" Music Show presents performances by DONNY BROUSSARD and the Louisiana Stars, followed by RON MILLER and the Midnight Ramblers...emcee ...
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Police say driver drunk in fatal Concordia crash
FERRIDAY – State Police alleged a Clayton man was drunk when the car he was driving hit and culvert and rolled over several times, killing his passenger. Troopers said Henry Reinninger, 53, was dri...
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Motorcyle rider hits fence post, unstrapped helmet comes off, he's killed
LEESVILLE – A Merryville motorcyclist died when his bike left the road and hit a fence post on Sunday afternoon. State Police said Tony Thibodeaux, Jr., 23, was riding on La. 111 just south of Hwy....
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Unbelted driver dies when car leaves road near Opelousas
OPELOUSAS –An unbelted driver was killed and her three passengers injured when her vehicle ran off the road on La. 357. State Police said the 2 p.m. Aug. 6 accident occurred near Napp Lane when The...
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Troy Mott faces two attempted <br /> first-degree murder charges.
Man claiming police brutality says he now knows officers' identities
A man who claims he was the subject of police brutality when shot during a chase and arrest has amended his damage suit to add the names of officers he says were involved and also alleges a police ...
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60-day duck splits will open Nov. 12, Nov. 19; six daily bag includes 4- mallard maximum
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) voted to tentatively adopt proposed season dates, bag limits and shooting hours for the 2011-12 migratory waterfowl season at their Aug. 4 mee...
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Lakota crew chief Louisiana National Guardsman Sgt. John Biswell conducts routine maintenance on the newly fielded UH-72A Lakota helicopter in Haiti. The Lakota costs nearly $3,000 less per hour to operate and maintain than the UH-60 Black Hawk. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aaron LeBlanc.)
La. Guard aviators providing Haition relief first to use Lakota choppers in overseas mission
By Sgt. Aaron LeBlanc Louisiana National Guard, Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Aviators from the Louisiana National Guard led the first overseas humanitarian training relief mission involvin...
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Landry thanks School Board for opportunity at Central Middle.
Board approves new Central Middle principal, discusses but rejects motion to change transfer
The St. Landry Parish School Board appointed a new principal for Central Middle School at its August meeting, then came close to taking personnel actions outside its authority. Ranolviaun Landry wa...
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