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Former Desperado's employee plea agreement
Elias White, a former employee of Desperado's Gentlemen's Cabaret, and nine others, including club owner James Panos, were charged in a May 8 indictment that alleged customers met dancers for sex in...
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AcA Presents the PASA Main Stage Series
LAFAYETTE, LA- AcA is excited to present the PASA Main Stage Series held at the Heymann Performing Arts Center.This season you can expect nothing but the best as top shows fill the PASA Main Stage...
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Fourth Annual Promenade dart de Franklin
FRANKLIN, La.-The City of Franklin Main Street Program will host the Fourth Annual Promenade d'art de Franklin (Franklin Art Walk) on Franklin's historic Main Street on September 28, 2013, from 3...
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Murder suspect's trial begins
The trial of a Vermilion Parish man charged with second-degree murder is under way.Quintin Mire is accused of shooting and killing Julian Gajan, Jr., during a 2011 hunting trip. Mire, who was...
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Council to consider parks and recreation consolidation
The Iberia Parish Council will consider next week an ordinance calling for the consolidation of the New Iberia and Iberia Parish parks and recreation departments.The ordinance received introductory...
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HUD awards La. Housing Authorities over $37 million for improvements
NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded public housing authorities in Louisiana $37,325,904 that will be used to make major large-scale...
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Dollar General robbery suspect still in hospital
The robbery suspect shot by a Lafayette police officer over the weekend still has not been booked into jail.Forty-year-old Jerome Turner is still hospitalized. Deputies say they are waiting to...
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Blood Drive at Kart Ranch set for August 10
Kart Ranch is hosting a blood drive to help raise money for a 27-year-old former employee who was recently diagnosed with cancer.The drive will be held 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 10. All donations in her...
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New Jeff Davis website leads to fugitive arrest
A 23-year-old Lake Charles man that was listed on the Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's Office website as one of the Most Wanted Fugitives has been taken into custody, according to a news release.Jared...
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Police jury to consider ordinance banning saggy pants
Acadia Parish Police Jury may soon become the latest government body to adopt a sagging pants ordinance.A jury committee gave preliminary approval Tuesday night to a law that would outlaw the wearing...
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Four injured in 18-wheeler crash
Four people are in a local hospital after an 18-wheeler rear-ended a car in Broussard. The accident took place around 3:30 this afternoon in the 3000 block of US 90. Broussard police are still...
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United Way school supply drive
Today, school buses delivered school supply donations collected from Lafayette groups, companies, organizations and individuals to United Way of Acadiana to be sorted and packaged for delivery to...
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Welsh repeals pit bull ban
Pit bulls are no longer prohibited in Welsh.The town's board of aldermen voted Tuesday night to lift the ban on the breed and replace it with a "dangerous dog" ordinance. According to Bob Owens, the...
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Barbie celebrated Mardi Gras-style in N.O.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Barbie is being celebrated Mardi Gras-style at the 2013 National Barbie Doll Collectors Convention in New Orleans. Hundreds of Barbie doll lovers are flocking to a downtown hotel...
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Boustany endorses state senator for 5th District
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The special congressional election hasn't even been called yet, but a state senator running for the post already has picked up support from a Louisiana congressman. Republican...
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Man shot in jaw; police looking for motive
Lafayette police are investigating a shooting that took place early this morning. Officers say they responded to the call of a gunshot victim around 3:40 A. M. at corner of St. Landry Street and...
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Police jury approves economic development department
The Vermilion Parish Police Jury has approved the creation of a new economic development department.Officials say the department will operate on a $200,000 annual budget for the next three years. Half...
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2013 Tropical Risk for Louisiana and Acadiana
While NOAA and Drs. Klotzbach & Gray have lowered the total number storms in the Atlantic Basin for the rest of this season, it is still expected to be a busy one.The venerable Colorado State...
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Lake Charles man sentenced to 20 years for child porn
LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that David Shelton, 35, of Lake Charles, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Patricia Minaldi to 20 years in prison and...
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Former Union President Pleads Guilty to Theft
LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that Calvin Sanders Sr., 52, of Franklin, La., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote, to embezzling...
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