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Boy dies when Pilot smashed by 18-wheeler near Kaplan
KAPLAN – A 12-year-old boy from Lafayette was killed Tuesday when the driver of the vehicle he was in may have turned into the path of an 18-wheeler heading south on La. 35. The boy was a passenger...
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Man allegedly confesses to 1994 Mamou rape
MAMOU – A rape which happened here 17 years ago has allegedly been confessed to by an Opelousas man. According to Det. Marie Pottery, Lawrence W. LaFleur, 49, is in the town jail and has confessed ...
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Woman attacks cheating boyfriend with mop, held on domestic violence charge
MONROE – A woman was arrested Monday after attacking her philandering boyfriend with a metal mop handle. Anntionette Roberson, 29, of Monroe, was arrested on aggravated battery domestic violence fo...
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Crash kills Franklin man walking in road, two-year-old also injured
CENTERVILLE - A Franklin man walking on La. 318 with two children was killed when struck by a car Monday night. According to investigating troopers, shortly after 8 p.m. 39-year-old Aaron Burgess o...
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Youngster falls from Capitol steps ledge 25 feet to ground, both legs broken
BATON ROUGE- Andrew Illes, 9, fell off a ledge while trying to take a picture on a school field trip to the Capitol on Nov. 4. The boy's father, Adrian Illes, says his son and two other students w...
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Probe concludes wildlife agent accidentally shot and killed himself
ST. FRANCISVILLE – A Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agent working a night hunting complaint accidently shot and killed himself with his shotgun,investigators conclude. The body of Sgt. Paul St...
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St. Martin closing juvenile detention center
ST. MARTINVILLE – St. Martin Sheriff Ronny Theriot is shutting down the parish Juvenile Detention Center at the end of the year. Fewer juveniles being assigned to the facility coupled with toughe...
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Landrieu recommends trio for open Baton Rouge federal bench seat
WASHINGTON – United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., today announced her recommendations to President Barack Obama to fill the vacancy left by the death of U.S. District Court Judge Ralph Ty...
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Opelousas man charged with attempted rape of teen girl in Kaplan library restroom
KAPLAN – A 13-year-old girl was successful in warding off her alleged attacker at the Kaplan library. Chief of Police Boyd Adams reported the department received a call at approximately 3:20 p.m. N...
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Sammy Davis, wearing his Medal of Honor and Army fatigues
Vietnam Medal of Honor winner urges students to stand up for what's right
WEST MONROE – Forty-four years ago this month, it was 1,500 North Vietnamese pouring across the Mekong River against Sgt. Sammy Davis and 41 other soldiers. Twelve of the U.S. Army personnels survi...
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Squirrel hunters find human skeletal remains in woods near Rayne
CROWLEY – The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office is confirming the discovery of skeletal remains in a wooded area off Zaunbrecher Road west of the city limits of Rayne. According to Acadia Parish Sher...
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Indiana artist wins La. 2012 duck stamp contest
BATON ROUGBE –Jeffery Klinefelter of Etna Green, Indiana, took home first place in the 2012 Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp Competition sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and...
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