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Lavergne
Lavergne moves to set aside guilty plea, judge sends papework back to his Angola office
If confessed killer Brandon Scott Lavergne is going to be a jailhouse lawyer he has to follow proper court procedure. Because the admitted killer of Mickey Shunick and Lisa Pate did not file the ri...
Jan 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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Move over Swamp People, here come Edwin and Trina
NEW ORLEANS – Move over Swamp People, Pawn Stars and Duck Dynasty members, here come\s Edwin and Trina. A reality series, “The Governor’s Wife,” will premier next month on A&E Network. The show fea...
Jan 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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Zach Bennett, 10, holds "Freddie."
Bridge-blocking Chihuahua gets a new home, name
MORGAN CITY -- The Chihuahua who stopped traffic on the La. 182 bridge into Berwick has been adopted into a family of rescues. He now makes his home in Stephensville under the name Freddy Krueger....
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Transocean will pay $1.4 billion to settle Deepwater Horizon probe by Justice Dept.
NEW ORLEANS – The Associated Press reports that the Justice Department has reached a $1.4 billion settlement with Transocean Ltd., the owner of the drilling rig that sank after an explosion killed ...
Jan 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jeff Davis Bancshares buys Mamou bank for $20.9 million
Jeff Davis Bancshares, the financial holding company of Jeff Davis Bank & Trust Co. of Jennings, has completed its acquisition of Mamou-based Guaranty Bank in a cash transaction valued at $20.9 mil...
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Traffic-stopping dog still needs a home
FRANKLIN – A chihuahua that stopped traffic on the Morgan City La. 182 Bridge on the morning of Dec. 20 is still looking for a home, as of Friday afternoon, after being taken to the St. Mary Parish...
Jan 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Competency hearing for alleged child killer again delayed
THIBODEAUX – A hearing to determine the competency of a man accused of beheading his son has been delayed again. Jeremiah Wright, 31, of Thibodaux, must be deemed mentally competent before he can s...
Dec 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Truck leaves road, hits creek bank, catches fire, driver dies
ZWOLLE – A man died Saturday when his pickup caught fire after leaving the roadway and hitting an embankment. State Police said Nick Brevelle, 20, of Zwolle was northbound on LA 483 when his truck ...
Dec 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Smith
VP man allegedly had more than 1,000 child porn images, plus videos
VILLE PLATTE – A 57-year-old man is charged with child pornography in a case that began in September. State Police said information indicating Bradley Smith of Ville Platte was possibly in possessi...
Dec 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Johnson
Three held after allegedly stealing truck, fleeing accident
OPELOUSAS – Three teenagers who allegedly tried fleeing the police chief in a stolen car were jailed on felony charges. Opelousas police received a call early Sunday afternoon from a woman advising...
Dec 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Teen playing with pistol shoots, kills another
BASTROP – A teenager faces a negligent homicide after allegedly accidentally shooting and killing another. Morehouse Parish deputies responding to a call determined Caleb Frisby, 17, and Michael Jo...
Dec 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Spillman family
'Coach' Spillman preparing for heart transplant
By Stacy Gill LSN ZACHARY – Widely known former Louisiana and Mississippi high school football Coach Brian Spillman, 39, of Zachary, suffers from coronary artery disease and is in dire need of a h...
Dec 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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