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Court affirms $6 million award in infant's death from wrong Tylenol
The Third Circuit Court of Appeal has affirmed a jury’s award of $3 million each to the parents of an infant who died after being given the wrong strenght Tylenol. Eric and Christina Hutto of St. L...
Dec 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 35 35 recommendations | email to a friend
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Despite drought, flood, farmers overall had a good year
In a year marked by drought and floods, Louisiana farmers still managed to have a good year in 2011. Dry weather allowed for easy and efficient harvests of most crops, and overall yields were respe...
Dec 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tatoo artists charged with juvenile tongue piercings without parental consent
SHREVEPORT – Two tatoo artists are charged with piercing the tongues of two juvenile girls without the girls’ parents’ consent. Police alleged that Nicholas Bernard Gobert, 24, of Shreveport, gave ...
Dec 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
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3rd Circuit says Mamou murder conviction correct
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals says when Michael Bushnell fired a second and third time with a shotgun, killing his son Scott, he crossed from manslaughter to murder. Consequently, the court up...
Dec 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
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Child's drive-by death stuns Crescent City
NEW ORLEANS - The random killing of a two-year-old has jolted a city accustomed to gunfights. Keria Gordon died in a shower of bullets Sunday at the BW Cooper housing development, four days shy of ...
Dec 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cops break up bumper-car contest using Walmart handicap scooters
WEST MONROE – Police busted up a bumper car contest by drivers using handicap scooters at Walmart. About 2:30 a.m., a group of apparently drunk suspects commandeered the store’s handicap scooters a...
Dec 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
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Deputies scatter rooster fighters, confiscate birds, tracking down participants
SUNSET – On Saturday afternoon, the St. Landry Sheriff’s Office received an anonymous tip about a rooster fighting event which was occurring on property located at 288 Smittys Road. Upon the Dep...
Dec 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jindal cuts $141 million from budget, spares health care, higher ed
BATON ROUGE – Gov. Bobby Jindal on Friday cut $140.8 million from the state budget facing a mid-year defict of $251 and instructed the Division of Administration to prepare a plan for the remaining...
Dec 16, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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Video voyeur gets 10 years for his restaurant toilet recordings
METAIRIE – An employee who placed video cameras in a restaurant’s women’s toilet will spend 10 years in prison - without his films. Able Saravia was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to one...
Dec 16, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 36 36 recommendations | email to a friend
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LSUE Foundation auctioning two prime BCS game tickets
Where will you be for the LSU vs. Alabama Allstate BCS Championship Game? You could be in the New Orleans Superdome, on Monday, January 9th, 7:30 PM CST, sitting in Section 143, Row 29, Seat 9 & 10...
Dec 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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St. Landry will consider opposing snare breakaways
OPELOUSAS – The Public Works Committee will recommend to the St. Landry Parish Council that it oppose a move to equip wild game snares with a 300-pound breakaway. The concern is that the breakaway...
Dec 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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Biker fleeing cops leaves road at more than 120 mph, dies when thrown off
GRAMERCY – A man riding a motorcycle at more than 120 mph could not hold the road in a curve and died when thrown from his bike. State Police said Curtis Nicholson, 47, was fleeing a St. John Paris...
Dec 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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