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GUILTY, NOT GUILTY! Jury convicts former Monroe councilman of racketeering, acquits on extortion
SHREVEPORT — Former Monroe City Councilman Arthur Gilmore will be sentenced Sept. 26 after being convicted in federal court Thursday of racketeering. He was acquitted of extortion. The maximum sent...
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Feds indict Desperado's owner, nine others on racketeering conspiracy, drug charges
LAFAYETTE – United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced Thursday that Desperado’s Cabaret owner James “Jim” Panos, 55, of Broussard was indicted on May 8, 2013 in a superseding indictment,...
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bids being taken for 29 gator hunting opportunities
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is accepting bids for 29 gator hunting opportunities on 13 Wildlife Management Areas and two Army Corps of Engineers properties. Bids for alligato...
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Three blacks accused of beating white family could face hate crime penalties
By Erin Foster LSN EAST BATON ROUGE – Three black suspects accused of attacking and beating a white family on Mother’s Day could be facing additional charges as police and the FBI determine whethe...
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Georgia men plead to million-dollar id theft/fraud scheme
LAFAYETTE – United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that Derrick Nathaniel Hartfield, 45, of Smyrna, Ga., and Rico Carty Clemons, 47, of Riverdale, Ga., pleaded guilty Monday before U....
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Motorcycle runs into back of truck slowing in road, cyclist killed
BREAUX BRIDGE – A motorcycle ran into the back of a pickup truck slowing down to retrieve something that had fallen from the truck bed. State Police said the collision occured about 9 a.m. Monday o...
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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7 KILLED Judge resentences driver, result same, about 30 years in prison
ST. FRANCISVILLE – On Tuesday, 20th District Judge William Carmichael resentenced a Greensburg man convicted of seven counts of vehicular homicide. In March, Carmichael sentenced Brett Gerald to 1...
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REVOLTING! Accused pleads to child porn charges, some involving infants
LAFAYETTE--United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced Monday that Ray Hatton III, 30, of Lafayette, pleaded guilty Tuesday before U. S. District Judge Richard T. Haik, to possessing child...
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Size of storm may be just as important as hurricane's strength
MORGAN CITY — When preparing for a hurricane or tropical storm, the size of the storm may be just as important as the category, officials from the National Weather Service and National Oceanic and ...
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Line still open to fishing piers
FORKED ISLAND – The four piers along La. 82, south of Forked Island, still have life for now. The Vermilion Parish Police Jury has yet to figure out what to do with them. The piers, more than 25 ye...
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Driver who avoided golf cart driven by teen girl over blood alcohol limit, dies
BOURG -- A Montegut man died Saturday afternoon from injuries he sustained in a crash on May 5 when his vehicle struck a tree limb after avoiding a golf cart in the road. State Police said their in...
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Northwestern State University recognized top graduates from the College of Arts and Letters, the Gallaspy College of Education and Human Development and the Louisiana Scholars’ College for academic achievement prior to morning spring commencement exercises Friday. Seated from left are Minjung Kim of Geonggi, South Korea; Jackson Harmeyer of Boyce, Taylor Orgerson of Abbeville, Theresa Halle of Houston, Jesse Johnson of Mansura and Katie Maggio of Natchitoches. On the back row are Eilyn Garcia of San Pedro Sula, Honduras; Trenton Carlton of Barstow, Calif., Lincoln Hall of Natchitoches, Michael Blackburn of Natchitoches, Sandra Foster of Many, Hayley Upshaw of Coushatta, Candace Ford of Natchitoches, Megan Tarpley of Jena, Ashton Ebarb of Zwolle and Joe Waller of Kenner with commencement speaker Dr. Sandra Woodley, president of the University of Louisiana System; NSU President Dr. Randall J. Webb and Jimmy Long, a member of the Board of Supervisors for the UL System.
Northwestern State awards degrees to 852 students at spring commencementFriday
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University awarded degrees to 852 students at its Spring Commencement Exercises Friday, May 10 in Prather Coliseum. Dr. Sandra K. Woodley, president of the Univer...
May 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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