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Ex-LSU hospitals' employees can re-apply August 5
More than 2,300 employees at LSU hospitals in Shreveport and Monroe can start applying for jobs with the hospitals' new operator starting Aug. 5 Biomedical Research Foundation Hospital Holding Co....
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Saturday jackpots unclaimed in Louisiana lotteries
Nobody won the jackpots for three big weekend lotteries sold in Louisiana. The Louisiana Lottery Corp. says Wednesday's estimated jackpots rise to $235 million for the Powerball, $600,000 for Lotto...
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Lots going on near well that caught fire last week
Federal regulators say gas detectors and automatic, high-capacity water hoses are being installed on a drilling rig where a natural gas well caught fire last week. The Bureau of Safety and...
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Slow Summer Forecast
We are getting back to our standard summer forecast after seeing a brief influx of rainfall over the weekend. Sunshine will return with only a few clouds drifting by to offer any relief from the...
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Saints RB Ingram Eyes Big Jump in Year 3
METAIRIE, La. (AP) - Mark Ingram says he's not concerned about making his third season the first one in which he lives up to his Heisman hype. He does intend to be a much greater factor in New Orleans...
View ArticleVolunteer Firefighters Can Get Tuition Reimbursed
The men and women who volunteer as firefighters are constantly putting themselves in danger. Between 2007 and 2011, more than 300,000 injuries were reported of firefighters harmed while on the job....
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Thibodaux killer seeks parole eligibility
Attorneys say a 1977 family murder is bringing a new wrinkle into a national debate about sentencing teenagers. 51-year-old Donnie Collum is asking for parole. He's serving four consecutive life...
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Lake Charles can expect decline in Salvinia
Lake Charles residents can expect to see a decline in giant salvinia on the Calcasieu River thanks to environmental factors and control efforts by the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Giant...
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McNeese offers chemistry fellowship
The McNeese State University chemistry and physics department is taking applications for a graduate fellowship that will lead to a master of science degree in environmental and chemical sciences with...
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10th Annual Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Acadiana are hosting the 10th Annual Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre. There will be two shows at the Cajundome Convention Center on Friday, August 9th and Saturday, August...
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Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Daily Arrest Report
This report contains the daily arrests for Jul 29, 2013Name: Bennett, MarlonCharge: Domestic Abuse BatteryArresting Agency: Lafayette City PdAddress: 200 Blk Randolph DRV Lafayette, LaName: Bourque,...
View ArticleUL Lafayette Small Business Development Business Plan
The Small Business Development Center at UL Lafayette is hosting a Business Plan Competition. This competition is set up for July 15 through September 25th. This event is to help grow or start one...
View ArticleLouisiana man takes positive, humorous approach to battle with cancer
It may be cliche, but sometimes laughter is, in fact, the best medicine."Why am I going to get down about something that has a 95% cure rate, ya know it's kind of funny."27-year-old Ryan West was...
View ArticleLafayette Parish School Board May Hold a Special Meeting to Get Specifics on...
Lafayette Parish School Board President Shelton Cobb says he may call a special meeting early this week.The board will discuss the status of a resolution calling for an investigation into...
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St. Martin Parish Daily Arrest Report
Derrick, Randall26900 block of Yvonne StNew Iberia, LAHOLD FOR50-ST MARTIN SHERIFFRideaux, Frankie241100 block of Robert Mallet RdArnaudville, LADOMESTIC ABUSE BATTERY50-ST MARTIN SHERIFFZeno,...
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Woman arrested in fatal hit-and-run case
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge police have arrested a 30-year-old woman accused of fleeing the scene of a Thursday night fatal hit-and-run accident.Cpl. L'Jean McKneely tells The Advocate...
View ArticleAssessor seeks help to pinpoint taxable properties
GONZALES, La. (AP) - Mert Smiley campaigned for the Ascension Parish Assessor's Office on allegations that his predecessor wasn't fulfilling the duties of the office and on promises to voters that he...
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Troopers: Unrestrained passenger killed in wreck
WATSON, La. (AP) - State police say an unrestrained, front-seat passenger died in a head-on collision of two pickups in Livingston Parish.Trooper Jared Sandifer says 20-year-old Mickel L. Tetreault,...
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Lafourche Parish moves to rededicate library funds
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - The Lafourche Parish Council is one step closer to setting up an election to rededicate money from parish libraries to build a new jail.The council held a special meeting Friday...
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Franklin Daily Arrest Report
The Franklin Police Department responded to 42 complaints over this past weekend, and made the following arrests: 7/26/13 @ 12:46 PM, Samantha Jones, 29, of O'Neal Chube Rd., Franklin, LA, was...
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