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Abbeville hires baseball coach Martinez to rec director spot
ABBEVILLE – Welsh Parks and Recreation Director and former college baseball coach Jerry Martinez has accepted a similar position with the City of Abbeville. The City Council hired him Tuesday night...
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Jury recommends death for minister's murderer
SHREVEPORT – A jury deliberated two hours before recommending the death penalty for murder Robert Coleman. The jury earlier convicted Coleman, 41, of killing a retired minister. In 2002, Coleman sb...
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Long-time legislator becomes top aide to Insurance commissioner
BATON ROUGE – Cotton farmer Noble Ellington, but more notably a 24-year legislator, looking for a job, is the new chief deputy insurance commissioner. Commissioner Jim Donelon said Ellington will m...
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Mayor to chief: Do the job or get another one
ST. MARTINVILLE – The gloves came off at Monday night’s City Council meeting when Mayor Thomas Nelson defended his decision to call in the Louisiana State Police to patrol the city’s neighborhoods....
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Woman changes mind, wants hidden $144,000 back, wins on appeal
ST. MARTINVILLE – The pile of cash was four times the annual income of the woman carrying it. It was concealed in a “hidden compartment” in her car. According to a police dog trained in such matter...
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Alleged wife-beater fleeing cops grabs truck with three kids in it, crashes, injures all of kids
ABBEVILLE – A man fleeing police crashed a pickup truck, injuring the three children who were in it when he grabbed it off a gas station lot. Police said Terrance Mouton was fleeing them on foot af...
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Woman charged after kicking husband where it hurts in argument over computer
CALHOUN – A woman was jailed after allegedly kicking her husband in the groin during a dispute over a computer. Police said Kisa Baum, 38, is charged with battery. According to deputies, she and he...
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Unrestrained driver ejected, killed after pickup hits tree
OPELOUSAS – Investigation continues into a single-vehicle accident that killed an unrestrained elderly man Saturday afternoon. State Police said Paul Johnson, 74, of Opelousas was driving a pickup ...
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Hunting rules would allow deer hunters option of up to four antlerless in season
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) adopted notices of intent for the 2013-14 hunting season and the 2012-13 Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) General Rules and Regul...
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Vermilion moving to pick new school super
ABBEVILLE – Applications will be accepted Feb. 12-March 5 for superintendent of the Vermilion Parish School Board. Supt. Randy Schexnayder has announced he will retired in August of next year. The ...
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Landmark Monroe restaurant closing
MONROE – A landmark Monroe restaurant - The Chateau - will close in March. The eatery has operated on Louisville Avenue for more than 45 years. Victor Cascio sold the restaurant to Monroe develope...
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Sex-crime records remained closed in St. Landry
As of this writing, no one within the judicial bureaucracy has responded to last week’s column noting that persons accused of sex crimes get special treatment in St. Landry Parish. Minutiae about t...
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