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Fishing for Memories rodeo adds two categories for June 20-23 event
ABBEVILLE – Fishing for Memories: A Benefit Rodeo for the Alzheimer’s Association beginning June 20 added a 14th category in response to the extension of the Red Snapper Season by NOAA. This additi...
Jun 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 78 78 recommendations | email to a friend
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Woman's car hits tree, she dies
WISNER – A Wisner woman was killed in a car crash on Sunday night in Franklin Parish. The dead woman was identified as 25-year-old Memory Roberts, said Louisiana State Police. Roberts was driving a...
Jun 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 188 188 recommendations | email to a friend
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TWO SENTENCED FOR INVOLVEMENT IN AN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL NETWORK THAT SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN
United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that two additional defendants were sentenced on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. for their involvement in an internati...
Jun 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 56 56 recommendations | email to a friend
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Volunteers walk on their knees and stick plugs into the mud in Little Vermilion Bay. The water was three to four feet deep.
Rebuilding the Louisiana marsh, one bulrush at a time
ABBEVILLE – The Vermilion Soil and Water Conservation District (VSWCD) in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Office of Soil and Water Conservation Louisiana Dept. of Agric...
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Motorcyclist Killed In Concordia Parish Crash
Earlier today, a single vehicle crash killed a man from Vidalia, LA. Troopers responded to the crash around 2:20 p.m., which occurred on LA Hwy 566. The crash involved a 2009 Kawasaki motorcycle,...
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Basin, Henderson, Verret bass length rule dropped, limit reduced
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday approved the removal of the 14" minimum length limit on black bass in the Atchafalaya Basin, Henderson Lake and Lake Verre...
Jun 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 377 377 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mayne succeeds Vidrine in Wildlife enforcement chief post
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) promoted Jeff Mayne to colonel, which is the highest ranking position in the Enforcement Division. Col. Mayne takes over for the recently r...
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Unrestrained Natchitoches Man Killed In Crash
Late last night, a single vehicle crash killed a man from Natchitoches, LA. Troopers responded to the crash around 10:30 p.m., which occurred on Hicks Road near Bennett Loop. The crash involved a...
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Tangipahoa pays respects to fallen hero Chris Drake
HAMMOND--Thousands of friends, classmates and brothers in arms paid respects to Army Spc. Chris Drake Tuesday as the National Guardsman's body came home from the Afghanistan war. Classmates came f...
Jun 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 242 242 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tropical trough will bypass Louisiana
By Jim Bradshaw An area of disturbed weather in the Gulf of Mexico will leave Louisiana alone. There is the possibility that the system could develop into Tropical Storm Andrea and that it co...
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Former Advocate top editor retiring
BATON ROUGE – Long-time Advocate reporter and editor Carl Redman is retiring, a move anticipated since the newspaper changed ownership in May. Redman has been the newspaper’s executive editor for 6...
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Man allegedly leaves four kids, age 1-11, in closed vehicle 45 minutes while he shoots a little 9-ball
OPELOUSAS – An Opelousas man is charged with child desertion after allegedly leaving his four children in an SUV while he went into a bar and played pool. Police say Justin Rosette left the childr...
Jun 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 139 139 recommendations | email to a friend
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