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Crouch named Morgan City police chief
MORGAN CITY — The city now has a new police chief after more than five months without one. Mayor Frank “Boo” Grizzaffi recommended and the council approved Travis Crouch as the new chief. The coun...
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Unbelted driver dies when pickup rolls, ejects him
VERMILION PARISH - An unrestrained Youngsville man was killed Wednesday morning when his pickup left a curve and overturned, ejecting him. State Police said the accident happened about 4:20 a.m. on...
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Unbelted driver dies when pickup rolls, hits tree
DERIDDER – A DeRidder man died Tuesday night in a one-vehicle crash in Beauregard Parish. State Police said Richard C. West, 45, died when the 2000 Ford pickup truck he was driving on Pleasant Hill...
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Lavergne claims mistreatment at Angola
ANGOLA – Confessed double murdered Brandon Lavergne continues to whine about his plight through more court filings. In the latest round, he claims he is being deprived of privileges accorded other ...
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Marksville man charged in black bear killing
A Marksville man was arrested and booked into the Avoyelles Parish Jail on Monday for his alleged role in the illegal killing of a Louisiana black bear. Derek P. Sayer, 30, was arrested for shootin...
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Eagles, up close, and those who follow them
MORGAN CITY, La. -- The eighth annual Eagle Expo, scheduled Thursday through Saturday, will feature seminars from wildlife and nature experts, a live raptor presentation, boat tours to view eagles ...
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Broussard gets 46 months, others probation in Jefferson Parish fraud scheme
NEW ORLEANS — Aaron F. Broussard, 64, a resident and former two-term president of Jefferson Parish, was sentenced Monday to 46 months by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Hayden Head from the Sout...
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Girl allegedly hid weed in Bible taken to prisoner
MORGAN CITY – A juvenile girl allegedly hid marijuana in a Bible she took to a prisoner in the St. Mary jail. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the 15-year-old from Patterson was arrested Thursday...
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Dragon boats coming to Bayou Teche
NEW IBERIA – What began in China over 2,000 years ago as a race to save a beloved and maligned oracle (think of a flotilla of pirogues speeding to pluck Sarah Palin from an alligator-infested Basin...
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Court rules speedway injurious to neighboring property owners
STERLINGTON – A district judge has ruled that racetrack owners have no right to unbridled interruption of bucolic neighborhoods around them. Union Parish Dist. Judge Wayne Smith, in a suit by 59 re...
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Amy and Warren Sturges with her Powerball check.
Woman claims $2 miliion Powerball prize, husband asks for loan
BATON ROUGE, La. - After winning $2 million in the Feb. 16 Powerball drawing, Amy Sturges of Morgan City stared in awe at her Louisiana Lottery prize check and turned to show it to her husband. War...
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Philantrophic CFA names Moody board chairman
LAFAYETTE -- The Community Foundation of Acadiana announced that Kevin Moody, president and CEO of The Moody Company, will serve a two-year term as chairman of its board of directors. Moody was f...
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