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Investigation continues into Sept. 19 beating of bullied pregnant teen; arrests pending, detective says
Juvenile Detective Ron Whaley said investigation is ongoing in the case of a pregnant teen who was brutally beaten, and said that despite a lack of cooperation from parents, charges are pending in ...
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Youth strikes head, dies when ATV flips
PINEVILLE – A 9-year-old boy was killed when his ATV flipped east of here about midnight Friday. Jason Paul Ross was driving the four-wheeler with his father riding on the back when the machine fl...
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Eunice man arrested after allegedly attempting to leave town in stolen car with underaged girl
A Eunice man is facing a number of charges after allegedly attempting to leave Eunice with his underaged girlfriend, after having allegedly stolen her mother’s car. The car was found Friday morning...
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Teenage volunteer firefighters face multiple arson counts
LIVINGSTON – Three teenaged volunteer firefighters are charged with setting 11 fires over the past year. The fires caused more than $100,000 in damages, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office...
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Unbelted driver dies when vehicle rolls several times
ST. MARY PARISH – A Jeanerette man dies Friday night when partially ejected from his vehicle as it rolled over several times. State Police said Matthew Romero, 25, was driving his pickup on La. 182...
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Cyclist dies after hitting levee embankment
MARKSVILLE – A motorcyclist not wearing a helmet died Saturday when ejected after hitting an embankment. According to Louisiana State Police, troopers responded to the crash around 1:00 pm, which o...
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Sanity not yet an issue in case of beheaded child, judge says
THIBODAUX -- The obvious remains unsaid in the case of a man who allegedly beheaded his son. Psychiatrists cannot yet consider whether a 30-year-old Thibodaux man was sane when authorities say he d...
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Wildlife agent murdered near St. Francisville was checking on night hunting complaint
Officials say a 47-year-old Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent was found dead in woods along the Mississippi River after he was shot in the chest in the early morning hours. The b...
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City gets $198,000 for natural gas billing error
Florida Gas has paid the city almost $198,000 for natural gas billing discrepancies over the past six months. Until earlier this summer, it had been thought that differences between the amount of g...
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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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