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Labor Day Weekend: LSP Investigated Zero Fatal Crashes
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...
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Permit necessary for dog hunters on Kisatchie
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” por...
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Erath pilot killed in Vegas crash
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 pl...
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Backseat seat belt usage doubles
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...
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Police Officer Involved In Shooting in town of Many
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. Th...
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Louisiana and Partnering States Awarded Race to the Top Assessment Grant
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 state...
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Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Natchitoches Parish Crash
Thursday afternoon, a single vehicle crash seriously injured a man from Natchez, LA. Troopers responded to the crash around 6:00 pm, which occurred on LA Hwy 494 east of LA Hwy 1. The crash inv...
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DOTD issues Labor Day travel advisory
BATON ROUGE , La. – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development ( DOTD ) today advised drivers of upcoming work schedules for interstate and major road projects throughout Louis...
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Gentlemen, and ladies, dip your paddles
LSN ST. MARTINVILLE – Entries are starting to come in for the inaugural running of the Tour du Teche, including the second-place winner of last month’s 340-mile race across the state of Missou...
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Ville Platte team ready for run in All American Futurity
Two Evangeline Parish residents, the father/son team of John L. Soileau and Darrel Soileau, will soon enter a new chapter in their quarter horse racing careers by competing in the All American Fut...
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Carol Cruise, left, accompanied by her spotter Wendi Miller and three-legged companion "Walker T", passed through West Eunice Monday morning on her nine-year, 10,000 mile journey to encourage prayer for the nation and to raise awareness of the capabilities of the disabled. Cruise s right leg was amputated in 1992.

One-legged woman on nine-year walk of faith with three-legged companion
By J. Anfenson-Comeau LSN EUNICE — Carol Cruise is on a mission, to spread a message of faith, love and unity, by walking around the perimeter of the continental United States; what make...
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'Gators grinning as demand for hides nosedives
By Chris Rozas LSN ABBEVILLE — Alligator season begins Wednesday, but alligator hunters are crying more than crocodile tears because of fallen prices for hides. On the other hand, alliga...
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