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Louisiana 1st-time jobless claims increase
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending Aug. 4 increased from the previous week's total. The state labor department figures released...
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Iberia Groups Win Blue Cross Health Grant
Blue Cross Blue Shield has awarded to a million-dollar grant to a group of Iberia Parish organizations to fund a health and wellness program. The money will be used to pay for the development of an...
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Parents indicted for murder in child's death
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The parents of an 8-year-old Baton Rouge boy have been indicted on first-degree murder charges in the June 12 beating death of their son. East Baton Rouge Parish District...
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Lafayette May Look to Increase Parks and Recreation Tax
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Lafayette city-parish officials are considering asking voters in the spring to increase the property tax for the Parks and Recreation Department, which has been struggling for...
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Man dies in traffic accident in St. Landry Parish
WASHINGTON, La. (AP) - State police are investigating a single vehicle fatal crash on La. Highway 363 which claimed the life of a 19-year-old Ville Platte man. Troopers say 19-year-old Chauncey...
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Celebrate National S'mores Day Aug. 10th
While the word "s'mores" is now synonymous with fire-toasted marshmallows and chocolate, the Girl Scouts -- the group which first popularized the campfire treat -- weren't always so orthodox about the...
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Vermilion Catholic Names Interim Head Coach
Vermilion Catholic High School has an interim head football coach. School officials confirmed the Defensive Coordinator Russel Kuhns has been named to the position. This comes after Roch Charpentier,...
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Toxicology results show man impaired in crash that killed Cacie Barras
A Lafayette man has been charged with Vehicular Homicide in the death of Cacie Barras who died in a crash on June 10. Toxicology tests have been pending for Wade Barrett Lohse, 42, and results show he...
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LSU Dismisses All-American Tyrann Mathieu From Team
LSU has dismissed Heisman Trophy finalist Tyrann Mathieu from its football program for violating school and team rules. The junior defensive back nicknamed Honey Badger was a surprising Heisman Trophy...
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Judge Does Not Rule in Saints LB Vilma Lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A judge has heard arguments on the NFL's motion to dismiss Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma's lawsuit seeking to overturn his bounty suspension without making a ruling. U.S....
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2 Pa. teens cited for parking lot chalk drawings
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Police in suburban Philadelphia say two teens have been cited for doodling on the street with chalk. The Doylestown Intelligencer reports Friday that 18-year-old Connor Logan...
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Man arrested for beating opossum can sue police
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - A federal appeals court says a Southern California man arrested for beating an opossum with a shovel can sue police because it's not illegal to kill the backyard animals....
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Carencro Family Returns Home after Fire
A family is back in their home today and cleaning up following a fire last night in Carencro. Carencro fire officials say the blaze started in a vehicle parked under the carport. The home, located...
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It's policy and personal: Romney hammered on taxes
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats are growing increasingly confident that a two-pronged tax attack on Republican Mitt Romney - one part policy, one part personal - will help President Barack Obama lure...
View ArticleAcadian Ambulance gets five-year extension in Austin
Acadian Ambulance Service has received a five-year extension to provide non-emergency medical transportation in the city of Austin.The extension was approved by the Austin City Council last week....
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Alligator hunting tags increase in Henderson
U.S. Sen. David Vitter today announced that the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will issue more alligator hunting tags in the Henderson area to help with overpopulation. The...
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UL Football Season Ticket Sales at All-Time High
With three weeks left before the Ragin' Cajuns football team opens the 2012 season at home against Lamar on Sept. 1, season ticket sales have already reached a record level and are approaching the...
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Former Priest Indicted on Sex Charges
The former Lake Area priest accused of sexually assaulting several children decades ago was indicted Thursday by a Calcasieu Parish grand jury on 10 sex-related charges.Mark Anthony Broussard, 56,...
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Alaska's moon rocks back with NASA
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska's moon rocks are back in NASA's custody, but the curator of the state museum says he would like to see them back in Alaska. The moon rocks were collected by Apollo 11...
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Crowley runaway located
A 14-year-old runaway has been found in Abbeville. Rebecca Leger ran away from her hom in Crowley.
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