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Firefighter dies after removing occupants, battling blaze
WALKER – A Livingston Parish firefighter died after suffering cardiac arrest symptoms following his search for occupants of a burning mobile home. According to State Fire Marshal H. Butch Browning,...
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Biker thrown from his ride struck by two vehicles, killed
NEW IBERIA – A man run over twice after being thrown off his motorcycle is suspected of being drunk at the time. State Police said Brae Schaubert, 23, was exiting a private driveway about 4:30 a.m....
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Detectives looking for child porn come up with household marijuana crop
AMITE – Detectives search for child porn seized computers, electronic equipment and a thriving marijuana crop Thursday. According to Tangipahoa Sheriff Daniel Edwards, cyber-crime detectives were c...
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Church camp teacher/aide facing 21 counts involving juvenile boy
DERIDDER – A woman working as a teacher/aide at a summer Bible school camp is accused of a number of counts of illegal activity involving a juvenile boy who attended the camp. Heather Daughdrill, ...
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World War II surrender ceremony about USS Missouri, 1945. Life Magazine photo
Three La. bands to take part in Pearl Harbor 70th anniversary observance
ABBEVILLE – Three South Louisiana high school bands are among those taking part in the 70th anniversary observance of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii next week. The surprise Japanese raid prompt...
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This panther was seen by workers in Covington. Photo courtesy St. Tammany Sheriff's Dept.
Black panther reportedly prowling near Covington
COVINGTON - Officials say a black panther, not officially seen in Louisiana in decades, has been spotted here. Workers from an office building on I-12 near Highway 190 in Covington said they saw a ...
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State Police suspect impairment a factor in St. Mary fatal crash
CENTERVILLE – Louisiana State Police Troop I investigated a two-vehicle fatal crash Tuesday night on U.S. 90 in St. Mary Parish. The crash, which occurred shortly before 10 p.m., injured one man a...
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Moss Bluff buck scores 226 Boone and Crockett, but won't go in record book
MOSS BLUFF – Jacey Broussard’s husband may not let her put her deer mount on the wall beside his. She says she’s not sure her husband will let her put it up next to his 9-pointer, “because it’s goi...
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Natchitoches mayor says three terms enough
NATCHITOCHES – Wayne McCullen says 12 yeras is enough and he'll not seek a fourth term as mayor next year. McCullen, 64, was first elected mayor in 2000, succeeding long-time mayor Joe Sampite. Mc...
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Cell phone flasher held after alleged middle school incident
AMITE – A Greensberg man is charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile after an alleged digital flashing incident at West Side Middle School. According to Amite police, Jamie Hawthorne, 35, wa...
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Saltwater flow threatens Vermilion crop-crawfish acreage, help promised
BATON ROUGE - Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) Chairman Garret Graves and Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) Interim Director Pat Santos ...
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Driver not using headlights dies in collision with pick-up
GRAY – A driver operating his vehicles without headlights on died when it collided with another. State Police said the Lafourche Parish accident happened about 6 p.m. Friday on Bayou Blue Bypass Ro...
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