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Soileau
Alleged bank robber climbs across razor wire, escapes
PINE PRAIRIE – Alleged bank robber Brian Keith Soileau remains at large after escaping from the state correctional facility here. He was arrested for allegedly robbing Citizens Bank in Pine Prairie...
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Two Opelousas juveniles charged in horse thefts, animal cruelty
Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., said Livestock Brand Commission Inspectors and the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested two Opelousas juveniles Oct. 10-11 for live...
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Motorcycle rider killed when bike hits 18-wheeler's trailer blocking roadway
St. Martin Parish - Sunday night, Louisiana State Police Troop I investigated a two-vehicle fatal crash on US 90 east of LA 92. The crash claimed the life of a New Iberia man. According to investi...
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At large suspect currently being sought by numerous law enforcement agencies outside of Kentwood
Kaumba McGee, 36, is currently on the loose from Washington Parish Sheriff's Office near Highway 38 East in Kentwood (river bridge). According to TPSO, a traffic stop was initiated on the suspect f...
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3rd Circuit reverses dismissal, sends malpractice suit back to St. Landry
LAFAYETTE – The Third Circuit Court of Appeal, in an unusual ruling, concludes the St. Landry trial court abused is discretionary authority in dismissing a malpractice claim after an expectant moth...
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Jury selection begins for teen accused of killing his parents
MONROE – Jury selection is under way for trial of a teenager accused of killing his parents late one night, then going to school the next day. Dalton Fletcher, 16, allegedly shot his parents last ...
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Basile man booked on gator violation
A Basile man has been cited for an alleged violation of the closed alligator season. On Monday, the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said that it received an anonymous tip that four allig...
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Marksville officer held on two rape counts
MARKSVILLE – A Marksville police officer has been arrested in Rapides Parish on two counts of aggravated rape. He has been placed on leave without pay from the Marksville Police Department pending ...
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Dronet sisters pass a good time on their front porch.
Sisters waited 60 years to build their house the way they wanted it
KAPLAN - Home ownership is one of life’s major decisions, and building one’s own home can be an extensive undertaking. Two Kaplan sisters took their time in deciding to build - 60 years to be exac...
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Man trapped in overturned vehicle killed when second SUV hits it
OPELOUSAS – A Sunset man died early Sunday when he could not get out of an overturned vehicle before it was struck by an on-coming SUV. According to State Police, Steven Francis, 32, was pronounce...
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"Little Tommy" McNabb
Unbelted driver, a Marine veteran, partially ejected, killed when truck hits tree
BUNKIE – A former Marine and Iraqi Freedom veteran died when ejected from his pickup truck Saturday morning. State Police said Thomas McNabb, 32, of Bunkie was driving on La. 1176 east of La. 115 ...
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New trial date for trio of accused rapists
VILLE PLATTE – Trials have been rescheduled for three men accused of kidnapping a woman from a Eunice nightclub, raping her and dumping her in rural Evangeline Parish. The incident occurred in Augu...
Oct 09, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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