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Former Lafayette Cop Charged with Malfeasance
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A former Lafayette Police Department officer is in trouble with the law after being accused of falsifying an accident report. Kencil Joseph of Opelousas was charged with...
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Sinkhole swallows boat, workers rescued
BAYOU CORNE - Emergency personnel rescued two workers who were cleaning up a portion of the Assumption Parish sinkhole when their boat was caught in it.The Assumption Parish Police Jury said the...
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Acadia Parish Arrests for August 16, 2012
Wednesday, August 16, 2012Time11:11 Alarm, 100 block of Edmund Lane, Eunice11:18 Harassment through multi-media, Daigle Road, Evangeline12:04 Alarm, 400 block of Ed Thibodeaux Road, Church Point12:31...
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UPDATE: 2 sheriff's deputies dead, 2 hurt in La. shootout
LaPLACE - Two sheriff's deputies in Louisiana have been shot to death and two other deputies were wounded in an early morning shootout in St. John the Baptist Parish, west of New Orleans.Sheriff Mike...
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Pinnacle given go-ahead for Aug. 29 casino opening
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. has received approval from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board to open its new $368 million Baton Rouge casino on Aug. 29, if the riverboat passes a...
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Romney says he's paid taxes every year
GREER, S.C. (AP) - Mitt Romney says he's never paid less than 13 percent of his income in taxes during the past decade. Romney told reporters Thursday that Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry...
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2 sheriff's deputies dead, 2 hurt in La. shootout
LAPLACE, La. (AP) - Two sheriff's deputies in Louisiana were shot to death and two others were injured in an early morning shootout west of New Orleans, authorities said Thursday.The sheriff in St....
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Two Teens Busted for Texting Lewd Pictures to Girl
Crowley police have arrested two teens who allegedly sent explicit pictures to a 14-year-old girl. Police say 19-year-old Kaleb Clement and 17-year-old William Simon texted the photos to the girl's...
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AP IMPACT: CO2 emissions in US drop to 20-year low
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the U.S. has fallen dramatically to its lowest level in 20 years, and government...
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Registered sex offender arrested for alleged rape
A registered sex offender was arrested on one count of alleged aggravated rape and one count of alleged simple rape.The arrest was a result of an investigation that started with one of the victims...
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Source: Pilot of Crashed Cropduster Expected to Survive
The pilot of a crop duster that crashed in northern Vermilion Parish Wednesday is expected to survive. According to sources close to the investigation, the pilot, Gary Noel of Abbeville, suffered...
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Midland man arrested for alleged burglary
Crowley Police arrested a Midland man for an alleged burglary that happende at a Crowley car wash.Police say on August 10th at 2:30am, the owner of Mr. Bubble's Car Wash observed an individual parked...
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US court hears arguments over chief justice choice
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - An overflow crowd heard attorneys for the only African-American on the Louisiana Supreme Court argue she should be its next chief justice. James Williams told U.S. District Judge...
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Supreme Court refuses voucher program injunction
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Supreme Court has refused to stop the launch of Gov. Bobby Jindal's statewide voucher program, which began this month. The high court denied an injunction request...
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Lafayette teacher sues School Board/Superintendent to get job back
A former Lafayette Parish dance teacher, Katie Champagne, is suing the School Board and Superintendent Pat Cooper after she was sent a terminiation letter last month. According to a lawsuit filed...
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Texas Brine to pay sinkhole evacuees $875 per week
NAPOLEONVILLE, La. (AP) - Texas Brine Co., the company that owns the brine cavern believed to be responsible for a growing sinkhole in Assumption Parish, said Thursday it will begin compensating...
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Army suicides doubled last month from June's total
WASHINGTON (AP) - Suicides among active-duty soldiers in July more than doubled from June, accelerating a trend throughout the military this year that has prompted Pentagon leaders to redouble efforts...
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Ryan denied stimulus while quietly seeking it
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan on Thursday denied for a second time that he ever lobbied the government for stimulus money, even though he sent letters -with his...
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Drought could be a factor in US anthrax cases
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Anthrax has killed more than 100 animals on ranches in Colorado and Texas within the past two weeks, and experts say the risk of infection may be greater with drought covering...
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P.I. in Lowitzer case says it's "just too coincidential"
As the Shunick, and Pate cases, get underway in Lafayette, Agencies in Texas and Louisiana are looking into the possibility Lavergne's arrest could lead to answers in other cases. The private...
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