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Woman charged after kicking husband where it hurts in argument over computer
CALHOUN – A woman was jailed after allegedly kicking her husband in the groin during a dispute over a computer. Police said Kisa Baum, 38, is charged with battery. According to deputies, she and ...
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Unrestrained driver ejected, killed after pickup hits tree
OPELOUSAS – Investigation continues into a single-vehicle accident that killed an unrestrained elderly man Saturday afternoon. State Police said Paul Johnson, 74, of Opelousas was driving a pickup...
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Hunting rules would allow deer hunters option of up to four antlerless in season
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) adopted notices of intent for the 2013-14 hunting season and the 2012-13 Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) General Rules and Regul...
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Vermilion moving to pick new school super
ABBEVILLE – Applications will be accepted Feb. 12-March 5 for superintendent of the Vermilion Parish School Board. Supt. Randy Schexnayder has announced he will retired in August of next year. The...
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Landmark Monroe restaurant closing
MONROE – A landmark Monroe restaurant - The Chateau - will close in March. The eatery has operated on Louisville Avenue for more than 45 years. Victor Cascio sold the restaurant to Monroe develo...
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Sex-crime records remained closed in St. Landry
As of this writing, no one within the judicial bureaucracy has responded to last week’s column noting that persons accused of sex crimes get special treatment in St. Landry Parish. Minutiae about ...
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State will close Central Hospital, build new Pineville facility
PINEVILLE - Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein and Pineville Mayor Clarence Fields announced Wednesday a two-phased plan to vacate the current Central State Hospital ...
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Maybe next time he'll use riding mower -- man says girlfriend stabbed him for taking too long doing yard work
EUNICE – A man was allegedly stabbed by his girlfriend Friday afternoon for taking too long doing yard work. Eunice Police responded to a call at 12:36 p.m. from a woman who said her son had been...
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Wednesday morning flooding in Ville Platte.
Flooding occurring in Evangeline
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has Issued a Flood Warning for Evangeline Parish until 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. According to the NWS, areas that will experience flooding are Mamou, Turk...
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Kaplan man charged with dozen counts of sexual battery on juvenile
KAPLAN - A Kaplan man was recently booked into the Vermilion Parish jail on 12 counts of sexual battery on a juvenile. Kelly James Abshire, 49, remains in the parish jail as of Thursday. His total...
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Duck guide gets five-year probation, $5,000 fine for illegal teal hunts
LAFAYETTE – A professional hunting guide who directed “sports” to leave illegally killed ducks where they fell has been fined and barred from hunting for five years. Curmet Landry of Kaplan, owner...
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Evangeline board seeks time to respond to $1.4 million deseg legal billing
VILLE PLATTE -- The Evangeline Parish School Board is seeking a couple of months to prepare a response to a $1.6 million invoice for legal fees. Marion Overton White of Opelousas has submitted tha...
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