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New laws take aim at feral hogs
By Mary Ann Van Osdell LSU Ag Center New Louisiana laws may help stop feral hogs from impeding other wildlife populations such as deer and turkey. The elusive hogs also cause property damage and...
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Crabs shipped from the Carolinas await processing at Slidell plant. Crates of crabs keep plant processing
By Tobie Blanchard LSU Ag Center SLIDELL — Crates of crabs sit on the bustling dock of Pontchartrain Blues, a crab processing facility in Slidell, on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain. La...
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Jury sues city over property tax call
By Chris Rozas LSN ABBEVILLE — The Police Jury is not satisfied with the attorney general’s opinion on if the Jury can call for a parish-wide election without the citizens of Abbeville’s...
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Erath pilot killed in Vegas crash
LSN An Erath resident, who was the pilot, was killed in a small plane crash Monday morning in Las Vegas. Douglas Touchet, 45, and three other passengers, including his wife Susan, piloted the pl...
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Backseat seat belt usage doubles
BATON ROUGE — Fifty-eight percent of backseat passengers over 13 years old are buckling up in accordance with a 2009 law extending Louisiana’s seat belt use requirements, according to an...
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Got goats? Moreauville dairy does
MOREAUVILLE. – Besides saying cheese, visitors can taste it at WesMar Farms, a self-proclaimed agricultural respite owned by West and Marguerite Devillier Constantine. “The ultimate goal is for th...
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Comeaux That's not toys in the attic
ABBEVILLE — A narcotics suspect led agents on a brief chase Monday before they found him hiding in an attic. According to Vermilion Sheriff Mike Couvillon agents received a tip that Colby ...
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Jones Carnal knowledge of juvenile charged
CROWLEY — Consensual sex between an adult and a minor is illegal and police have charged a man here accordingly. Patrick Jones, 21, of Crowley is charged with felony carnal knowledge of a ...
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Gentlemen, and ladies, dip your paddles
LSN ST. MARTINVILLE – Entries are starting to come in for the inaugural running of the Tour du Teche, including the second-place winner of last month’s 340-mile race across the state of Missou...
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Ville Platte team ready for run in All American Futurity
Two Evangeline Parish residents, the father/son team of John L. Soileau and Darrel Soileau, will soon enter a new chapter in their quarter horse racing careers by competing in the All American Fut...
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'Gators grinning as demand for hides nosedives
By Chris Rozas LSN ABBEVILLE — Alligator season begins Wednesday, but alligator hunters are crying more than crocodile tears because of fallen prices for hides. On the other hand, alliga...
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Catholic Extension has provided millions in wake of Katrina
Five years after the region was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, Catholic communities in dioceses along the Gulf Coast have been given the resources and support they need to recov...
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