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2012-2016 LA STATE SENATORS TAKE OATH OF OFFICE IN SPECIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES TAP SENATORS ALARIO AND BROOME FOR TOP LEADERSHIP POSTS 
In special inaugural ceremonies in the Louisiana State Senate Chamber, members of the 2012-2016 State Senate took the oath of office and were officially seated as State Senators. Among the 39 memb...
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Slower going on I-10 East at night for month or so
Lafayette – The right lane of the I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge will be closed in short sections in the eastbound direction from Jan. 10 until Feb. 10 between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m., said M...
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Two on ATV killed in collision with pickup
HARRISONBURG – Two men on an ATV died when it struck a pickup truck Sunday morning State police said William McKenzie, 42, of Wisner was driving the ATV on Old Columbia Road near La. 124 when it hi...
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Two die in ATV accident in Catahoula Parish
Earlier today, a crash involving two vehicles killed two men from Wisner, LA. Troopers responded to the crash around 9:30 am, which occurred on Old Columbia Road near LA Hwy 124 in Catahoula Pari...
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LSU/Alabama volunteers join together to improve Boy and Girls Club this afternoon in New Orleans; Football team members will visit at 2pm
BATON ROUGE – LSU and the University of Alabama are sponsoring a joint community service project, “Building Champions through Service,” on Sunday, Jan. 8, leading up to the Allstate BCS Nation...
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Roemer Rallies Continues to champion anti-corruption message
Manchester, NH– Governor Charles E. “Buddy” Roemer held a press conference today at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, at which he declared unequivocally that he will not exit the race or suspend...
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Art dealer sentenced in forgery case
ALEXNDRIA, LA—United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that Robert E. Lucky, Jr, 64, of New Orleans, was sentenced today to 25 months in federal prison and was ordered to pay $326,893 i...
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LOUISIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING TO PROVIDE LIVE COVERAGE OF GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL’S INAUGUATION ON MONDAY, JANUARY 9
Louisiana Public Broadcasting will provide live coverage of Governor Bobby Jindal’s inauguration at the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge starting at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 9. In ad...
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Motorcycle hits embankment, Opelousas driver killed
OPELOUSAS – State Police say an Opelousas man died Thursday night when his motorcycle left LA 104 near Minny Road. According to investigating troopers, about 6 p.m. Chadwick Soileau, 32, was drivi...
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Opelousas man killed in motorcycle accident
Last night, January 5, 2012, Louisiana State Police Troop I investigated a single vehicle crash on LA 104 near Minny Road. The crash claimed the life of an Opelousas man. According to investigati...
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Eagle killer fined in federal court
MONROE – A West Monroe man was sentenced on Jan. 3 for violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act in the Federal Western District Court of Louisiana in Monroe. U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen ...
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Carp, herbicide to be used in Indian Creek hydrilla project
WOODWORTH – The Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries proposes putting about 3,000 weed-eating carp in Indian Creek Reservoir in an attempt to control vegetation choking the lake popular with campers, bo...
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