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Man charged with rape, carnal knowledge of teen runaway
IOWA – A Lake Charles man is charged with rape and carnal knowledge after allegedly harboring a runaway and forcing himself on her. Iowa police recovered the 16-year-old girl who alleged told them ...
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Bivens
Would-be bandits shoot resisting woman with nail-loaded flare gun
BAKER – Two men who allegedly shot a woman with a nail-loaded flare gun after she refused to give up her purse face several charges. The robbery attempt occurred near Walmart on Plank Road in Baker...
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Landry
Abbeville teen allegedly pumps four shots into man after fight, flees, captured
ABBEVILLE – A man who allegedly fired four shots into his victim Thursday night i charged with attempted first degree murder. Police said Quincy Landry, 19, and his victim were in a fight after wh...
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Chief Ronald Dies inspecting the newest crack in cinder block walls of Police Department, this one in the Eunice jail.
Cracking walls, floors raise concerns about police headquarters
Another worrisome crack has appeared in the last two weeks in the cinder block walls of the Eunice Police Department. The department’s portion of City Hall has been shifting and settling for severa...
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Deaths Elsewhere
LSU’s first black professor BATON ROUGE – Services will be Saturday in Alexandria for Julian T. White, the first black faculty member of LSU. He died July 19 at age 73. White, who operated W.A. Whi...
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Roemer makes it official - he's a presidential candidate
Former Gov. Charles "Buddy" Roemer kicked off his Republican presidential campaign Thursday in New Hampshire. Though his speech at Dartmouth College marked the official start to his campaign, Roeme...
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Dupuis
Compassion not part of public payroll law, Erath mayor learns
ERATH - Compassion is provided for in the Good Book, not the state law book. Consequently, a city employee has re-paid salary he drew even when not working. Erath Mayor George Dupuis said he did no...
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Citizens take Eunice jail complaints to sheriff, state and federal agencies
Eunice residents concerned about alleged mistreatment of inmates in the City Jail are taking their complaints to parish, state and federal officials. Two of the most outspoken, George Fisher and Cl...
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Developers pitch $500 million project to receptive Zachary officials
ZACHARY – Developers have begun the process of wooing city officials for support of their proposed $500 million project on the west end of the city. Representatives of the Daigle-Americana Develop...
Jul 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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'Snake man' returned to La. for bond hearing; wife still at large
OAKDALE – A man charged in Kinder last year with 21 counts of felony cruelty to animals after a raid on his reptile farm has been returned to Allen Parish for a bond hearing this week. David Beauch...
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Avoyelles sweep nets alleged dealers, incense and salts
MARKSVILLE - A drug sweep resulted in 21 arrests, including 16 suspected drug dealers as well as seizure of hundreds of packets of incense and bath salts. Sheriff Doug Anderson said Monday’s sweep ...
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Ouachita bans roadside sale of animals
MONROE – Animal rights advocates have succeeded in having the roadsale sale of animals banned in Ouachita Parish. The sale of animals, particular puppies, from the beds of pickup trucks and trunks ...
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