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Lake Charles Update:Tropical Storm Hermine forms in southern Gulf of Mexico: little impact expected on Avoyelles
The National Hurricane Center began advisories on Tropical Storm Hermine this morning. Hermine is located in the Bay of Campeche and is expected to move north then northwest south of the Texas/Me...
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Brian Jordan Two arrested in shooting on Highway One
Happened at Bize Lounge on August 22
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The cost of a speeding ticket in Avoyelles
Avoyelles Parish speeding tickets in rural areas cost $127 for driving 65 mph in a 55-mph zone. In 1994, Avoyelles Parish was second cheapest in Cenla for fines for speeding tickets for traveling...
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ATT cell phone service apparently restored
After nearly a weak of dropped calls and no service, cell phone users in the Marksville area are beginning to be able to use their phones again. Most phone service was down for several days beginn...
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West Constantine stands amid some of the Nubian goats that make up some of the milking herd on WesMar Farms. The Moreauville farm produces and sells goat milk, goat cheese and other items and conducts tours for school groups.
Unique goat farm in Moreauville finding niche in market
MOREAUVILLE , La. – Besides saying cheese, visitors can taste it at WesMar Farms, a self-proclaimed agricultural respite owned by West and Marguerite Devillier Constantine. “The ultimate goal is ...
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Four DWIs out of 1,216 vehicles screened in Rapides Sobriety checkpoint
On Saturday, August 21, 2010 from 8:00 pm to 2:00 am, Louisiana State Police Troop E and Pineville Police Department conducted a sobriety checkpoint. The checkpoint was conducted in Pineville on ...
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Wade Armand Moreauville/Mansura police officer charged with domestic abuse
Officer, allegedly, hit wife and 13-year old daughter
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Harold Pierite Jr., wanted in Pine Prairie Mansura man wanted in connection with burglary of pharmacy in Evangeline Parish
PINE PRAIRIE – An arrest warrant has been issued for a Mansura man in connection with a pharmacy burglary in Evangeline Parish. Pine Prairie Police Chief Todd Ortis said an investigatron...
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Kevin Dauzat Cottonport man arrested on felony carnal knowledge charges
A Cottonport man was arrested Avoyelles Parish Sheriff Office detectives investigated a compliant of sexual crime. The man was arrested Wednesday, September 1. Investigators have arrested Kevin P...
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Labor Day Weekend: LSP Investigated Zero Fatal Crashes
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Louisiana State Police had an increased number of troopers on patrol this Labor Day holiday. This extra allocation in manpower was due to overtime availability made possible by federal grants via...
Permit necessary for dog hunters on Kisatchie
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The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, in consultation with Kisatchie National Forest (KNF), is requiring a permit for those deer hunters on KNF during the “with or without dogs” portion ...
Erath pilot killed in Vegas crash
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LSN An Erath resident, who was the pilot, was killed in a small plane crash Monday morning in Las Vegas. Douglas Touchet, 45, and three other passengers, including his wife Susan, piloted the pla...
Backseat seat belt usage doubles
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BATON ROUGE -- Fifty-eight percent of backseat passengers over 13 years old are buckling up in accordance with a 2009 law extending Louisiana’s seat belt use requirements, according to an observati...
Police Officer Involved In Shooting in town of Many
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Early this morning, an officer with the Many Police Department was involved in a shooting. The shooting occurred around 3:30 am near the Middlecreek Apartments on Middlecreek Road in Many, LA. T...
Louisiana and Partnering States Awarded Race to the Top Assessment Grant
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Baton Rouge: The U.S. Department of Education awarded a consortium of 26 states, including Louisiana, a $170 million grant to fund the development of new common assessments. The group of 26 sta...
Brent John Gaspard, age 45, of Marksville
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Funeral services for Brent John Gaspard will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday September 11, 2010 at The New Life Assembly Of God Church in Marksville. Entombment will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery No...
Thelma Tassin Juneau, 90, native of Cottonport
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Thelma Tassin Juneau, resident of Baton Rouge, died at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, at Sherwood Manor Nursing Home. She was 90 and a native of Cottonport. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral ...
Services to be announced for Brent Gaspard, of Marksville
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Mr. Brent Gaspard, 45, of Marksville, died Monday, Sept. 6, 2010 at the LSU-Shreveport Medical Center, following complications after a surgery. He was an employee of the Marksville Tin Shop, and ...
Helen Ponthieux Smith, age 88, of Fifth Ward
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Helen Ponthieux Smith Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Ponthieux Smith will be held in the chapel of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home in Marksville on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. Interment ...
Sarah W. Wade, age 104, of Bunkie
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Funeral services for Sarah W. Wade will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday September 11, 2010 in Christian Baptist Church, Bunkie with Pastor Henry Wright, III, officiating. Interment will be held in the...
Ethel Mae Clay, 60, Long Time Avoyelles Parish Resident Succumbs
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Ethel Mae Clay, wife of Archie L. Clay, succumbs on August 28, 2010. Funeral services were held on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at St. John Community Church Baptist. Born on May 6, 1950, in Hamb...
Two Arrested In Natchitoches On Child Pornography Charges
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On Wednesday, Louisiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division/Alexandria Field Office and Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Department executed two separate search warrants, in Natchitoches P...
Mayor and Chief of Police of Port Allen, Louisiana Indicted
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BATON ROUGE—United States Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr., announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging DEREK A. LEWIS, age 49, of Port Allen, Louisiana, and FRE...
Office of Motor Vehicles Employee Arrested for Malfeasance
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Houma: On Monday, August 30, 2010, the Louisiana State Police Region I Criminal Investigative Division arrested Sybil St. Julian (B/F, 52 of Houma, LA.). St. Julian is accused of committing the c...
Arrests
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Aug. 28 David Martin Galbreath, 39, Greenwood, disturbing the peace, summons. Phillip M, Hebert, disturbing the peace, summons. Clayton Joanathan Johnson, 25, criminal trespass, disturbing the p...
Marksville woman charged in Rapides
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A Marksville woman was booked in Rapides Parish on August 23. The woman, Wendy Ann Charrier, of of 441 La. Highway 1, Marksville; was charged unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
$20,000 Reward Offered for Information on Serial Bank Robber Dubbed the “Bayou Bandit”
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David W. Welker, Special Agent in Charge of the New Orleans Division of the FBI, announced a reward of up to $20,000 is being offered for information leading to the identification, arrest, and co...
Courage
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A real American What you should know but the national news media, left wing that they are, didn’t tell you! Courage. You’re a 19 year old kid. You’re critically wounded and dying i...
Boogie for the Bayou: A Swamp Pop Concert for Coastal Recovery set at the Paragon Sept. 5
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Paragon Casino Resort proudly presents Boogie for the Bayou-A Swamp Pop Concert featuring Louisiana’s swamp pop entertainers in the Mari Showroom on Sunday, September 5. The Boogie Kings, Willie ...
Columnist - The MAN
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Milo A. Nickel, Sr. If you know or have someone in a nursing home you may want to pass this along. I have personally been with persons like this and wondered how much they knew what was going on...
Lynne Catherine Moore, 60, of Tyler, Texas
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Funeral services for Lynne Catherine Moore were held at 11 a.m., Saturday, August 14, 2010 at North Tenneha Church of Christ with Bro. Kennon Olison Sr. officiating. Burial was held in Evergreen Me...
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