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La. authorities seize $1.4M in synthetic marijuana
PORT ALLEN, La. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a Chalmette man who allegedly had more than 300 pounds of synthetic marijuana in his possession when sheriff's deputies stopped his vehicle on...
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Small plane carrying 3 crashes near SC subdivision
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration says a private twin-engine aircraft with three people onboard has crashed near a subdivision in coastal South Carolina. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen...
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Hot, Muggy Air Lingers in Acadiana
Earlier this year we were commenting on how cool it had stayed for so long. Half way through May and temperatures hadn't even hit 90 degrees. Summer took its time setting in, and for the most part...
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State park fees rising in La.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Fees for using state parks in Louisiana are going up, the result of state budget cutbacks. Stuart Johnson, the state's assistant secretary for state parks, tells The Advocate...
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MONROE, La. (AP) - Sterlington Mayor Vern Breland has been named the new president of the Louisiana Municipal Association. The News-Star reports that Breland was picked to serve as the group's...
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LPSS: School board counsel plans to retire
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - The Lafayette Parish School Board will lose its counsel when Assistant District Attorney James Simon retired on Sept. 1. The Advocate reports that Simon informed the School Board...
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Top U.S. officials meet to discuss embassy threat
WASHINGTON (AP) - Top U.S. officials met Saturday to review the threat of a terrorist attack that led to the weekend closure of 21 U.S. embassies and consulates in the Muslim world and a global travel...
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LA Lottery: Winning Numbers
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - These Louisiana lotteries were drawn Saturday:Powerball:21-24-36-42-45, Powerball: 15
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Ragin Cajuns Football Breaks Season Ticket Records
LAFAYETTE, La. -- Another record fell in the Louisiana athletic department this week as season ticket sales for the upcoming Ragin' Cajuns football surpassed the 11,000 mark to break the school record...
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Saints' New Defense Shines During Scrimmage
METAIRIE, La. (AP) - The defense overhauled by new coordinator Rob Ryan in New Orleans is showing early promise, compiling five sacks and three turnovers during a scrimmage on Saturday. Fourth-year...
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Cane Cutters Score 18 Runs in Win Over Strykers
With just six contests remaining on the 2013 regular season schedule, the Cane Cutters found themselves in an important road showdown with the Woodlands Strykers on Saturday night. With both teams...
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Carencro Man Charged With Aggravated Rape
A Carencro man is behind bars after allegedly raping a child under the age of 12. Lafayette Parish Deputies located 59-year-old Thomas Hargis Saturday at a Lafayette business. Deputies say they were...
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Family tradition: New Iberia man makes moonshine
NEW IBERIA, La. (AP) - The time is right when beads of sweat drip from your skin without provocation, when the summer heat is so unbearable that bubbles rapidly form and burst in a 55-gallon barrel of...
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Traffic Alert: Congestion Westbound on Atchafalaya Basin
The Traffic Management Centers says there is congestion for approximately two miles on I-10 West near mile post 125 (Atchafalaya Basin), due to a shoulder incident that has been cleared.
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Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Daily Arrest Report: August 4, 2013
Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Daily Arrest Report<--------- Sheriff's Daily Arrest Report --------->Name: Benjamin, DevanteCharge: Resisting An OfficerArresting Agency: Lafayette City...
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St. Martin Parish Daily Arrest Report
Burgos-castro, Luis32300 block of Jon Floyd RdDelcambre, LAOPERATING A VEHICLE WHILE INTOXICATED; EXPIRED DRIVERS LICENSEHPD-POLICE DEPT, HENDERSON Cormier, Heather30100 block of Theo StLafayette,...
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U.S. Coast Guard, Corpus Christi Harbor Patrol rescue 49-year-old man
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 49-year-old man was rescued by the Coast Guard and Corpus Christi Harbor Patrol after his sailboat capsized in Corpus Christi Bay, Saturday evening.The Coast Guard was called...
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St. Mary plans online classes
MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) - St. Mary Parish's public school systems plans to offer home-schooled children a free, online curriculum. Superintendent of Superintendent Donald Aguillard tells The Daily...
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Scientists studying whale sharks in Gulf of Mexico
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Each June and July near the full moon, the northern Gulf of Mexico hosts a mysterious gathering of whale sharks. Dozens of the hulking black sharks with white spots glide about with...
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Powerball jackpot at $400M after no weekend winner
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - No one hit the Powerball jackpot this weekend, so the money will roll over and create a roughly $400 million prize for Wednesday's drawing. The midweek jackpot remains below...
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