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Car's driver indicted in fatal train-car crash
The driver of a car struck by a train at a Eunice crossing this summer has been indicted on a charge of vehicular homicide. Larry Junius Gallien, 40, 2308 Hodges Street, Lake Charles, is charged in...
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Former Archbishop Hannan dies
NEW ORLEANS – Former Archbishop Philip Matthew Hannan, who gave the eulogy for President John F. Kennedy and later served more than three decades as the head of the New Orleans Roman Catholic Archd...
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Don't like it? Then leave, ex-Marine tells disgruntled citizens after flag burned
ALEXANDRIA – If you don’t like, leave it, says Charles “Chuck” Mayeux about anyone who isn’t happy in the U.S.A. He was among the victims of a spree in which several American flags were burned. Ah...
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Rep. Landry referees as Basin crawfishermen, Corps of Engineers face off
ST. MARTINVILLE – In boots and jeans, U.S. Rep. Jeff Landry refereed a face-to-face meeting with two groups of traditional antagonists: •Local crawfishermen who make their living in the rich annua...
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Eunice man arrested on child porn, solicitation of a minor and sexual battery of juvenile charges
A Eunice man has been charged with child pornography and computer aided solicitation of a minor by the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office. He also faces a charge of sexual battery following an inv...
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Ward 2 City Council member Germaine Simpson and Ward 3 member James Bergeron look at reapportionment proposals.
Eunice reapportionment should be easy enough
Reapportionment, an arduous task rife with political machinations at the state and congressional level, apparently won’t be a hassle in Eunice. City officials met at a public meeting Thursday with ...
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Clifton Lemelle, Sr. (tan shirt) and other members of the Concerned Black Men and Women of St. Landry Parish leave after entry to the entire group is barred by Eunice Police.
Principal denies black citizens' group entry to Eunice High, offer to meet with only some rejected
A black citizen’s group was met by Eunice Police and turned away at the doors of Eunice High School Thursday morning, rejecting offers by the principal to meet with a representative at that time, o...
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Two armed bandits hit McDonald's
Two men, one believed armed with a .45 caliber pistol, robbed an employee at McDonald’s on West Laurel early Thursday. According to initial information, two black men wearing either red beanies or ...
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Edwards says Demo Party needs to move back toward center
BATON ROUGE – Former Gov. Edward Edwards, a lifelong Democrat who served 16 years at the helm of state government, says his party hurt its fortunes by shifting too far to the left. Asked at this we...
Sep 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 45 45 recommendations | email to a friend
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Many residents allowed back in Lincoln 32-car derailment area
RUSTON – Residents returned to their homes early Wednesday in the vicinity of Sunday’s KCS train derailment. No injuries were reported in the derailment on U.S. 80 near the Lincoln-Ouachita Parish ...
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Driver imperiling I12 traffic booked with 7th offense DWI
HAMMOND – State Police haved charged a man operating a guided missile on Interstate 12 with seventh-offense DWI. Troopers responded to a number of calls Monday afternoon about a pickup truck drivi...
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Avoyelles raid bags 17 suspects, narcotics and firearms
MARKSVILLE – Avoyelles Parish sheriff’s investigators have arrested 17 suspects, most of them on drug charges, as part of continued undercover investigations. Sheriff Doug Anderson said 15 of the 1...
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