St. Landry Parish Arrest Report
This is the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office arrest report for July 5, 2012.John Riley Tarpley, age 18, 502 Montgomery Road, Opelousas, La., bench warrant, arrested by Leonville Police...
View ArticleDuson Crash Victim Identified
State police have identified the man who died in an early-morning crash near Duson. Officials say the victim is 28-year old Scotty Guidry of Scott. The accident took place at around 2:30 on Cameron...
View ArticleNFLPA files lawsuit vs. NFL over Saints' bounty issue
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The NFL Players Association has filed a lawsuit against the NFL on behalf of three players suspended in connection with the league's bounty investigation.The lawsuit was filed in...
View ArticleTropical Funnel Clouds Possible
Scattered storms will develop this afternoon. Â Some of those storms could produce a few funnel clouds, especially near the coast. Â These funnel clouds normally form when the air mass is tropical or...
View ArticleSuspects sought in Shreveport shooting
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Shreveport police are looking for suspects in the shooting of a local man on Wednesday night. The Times reports the unidentified victim is being treated for gunshot wounds in...
View ArticleWoman accused of transporting illegal immigrants
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 38-year-old Houston woman has been accused of transporting illegal immigrants through Louisiana. Sonia Lisseth Suazo was arrested June 2 during a traffic stop on Interstate...
View ArticleWhat is polonium-210 and how can it kill?
LONDON (AP) - Polonium first hit the headlines when it was used to kill KGB agent-turned-Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006. This week, Yasser Arafat's widow has called for the late...
View ArticleObama embarks on bus tour of Ohio, Pennsylvania
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - President Barack Obama embarked on a two-day bus tour of Ohio and Pennsylvania Thursday, where he planned to defend his economic policies and his decision to rescue U.S. automakers...
View ArticleFrance-Brazil crash: Faulty data misled pilot
LE BOURGET, France (AP) - A combination of faulty sensors and mistakes by inadequately trained pilots caused an Air France jet to plunge into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009, killing all 228 people aboard...
View ArticleZimmerman's bail set at $1M in Trayvon Martin case
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The neighborhood watch volunteer who killed Trayvon Martin can be released from jail on $1 million bond while he awaits trial on a second-degree murder charge, a judge ruled...
View ArticleLHC Group acquires Texas home health agency
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Home health provider LHC Group Inc. has acquired a home health agency from Huguley Memorial Medical Center in Burleson, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed....
View ArticleSan Diego fireworks malfunction in big, fast flash
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Fourth of July fireworks show above San Diego Bay was over before it was supposed to start after a malfunction caused the display that was planned to last nearly 20 minutes to...
View ArticleCandle recall issued
A recall has been issued for Soy Candles manufactured by Bath Petals Inc. of Gardena, Calif.; sold at T.J. Maxx and Marshalls in the U.S. from February 2012 through April 2012 and at Homesense,...
View ArticleSpending questioned at public defender's office
BELLE CHASSE, La. (AP) - The former Plaquemines Parish public defender is coming under scrutiny after the state board of public defenders raised questions about spending at his office. WDSU-TV reports...
View ArticleMan killed in motorcycle crash
CLINTON, La. (AP) - Police say a Zachary man was killed and a woman critically injured when the motorcycle they were riding ran off the road and hit two trees. Police Chief Eddie Stewart says Eric...
View ArticleRomney's wife says woman being eyed for ticket
WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) - Mitt Romney's wife has disclosed a tantalizing detail about her husband's intensely secret vice presidential search: He's considering choosing a woman. "We've been looking at...
View ArticleNASA Satellites Examine Powerful Summer Derecho
As a powerful summertime derecho moved from Illinois to the Mid-Atlantic states on June 29, expanding and bringing destruction with it, NASA and other satellites provided a look at various factors...
View ArticleDiplomats: Expert nuke Iran talks of limited use
VIENNA (AP) - Diplomats say both sides benefited from a recent meeting of technical experts from Iran and six world powers focused on Tehran's controversial nuclear program. But they emphasize that...
View ArticleMan denied bond after allegedly beating girlfriend
A man accused of attempted 1st degree feticide was denied bond when he appeared before a magistrate judge today. Norman Cesar II's court-appointed attorney will have to file a formal application for...
View ArticleVilma asks judge to vacate NFL suspension
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has amended his lawsuit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the league, asking a federal judge in New Orleans to overturn his...
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