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Officers foil carjacking of State Trooper's unmarked car by suspect, 25
SHREVEPORT - An on-duty Louisiana State Trooper and two other on-duty officers were able to successfully apprehend the suspect of a crime – the attempted carjacking of the unmarked state police un...
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Passenger, 15, dies and driver, 19, injured in Lacombe crash. Neither wore seat belts.
LACOMBE--Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop L began investigating a fatal crash on US 190 approximately 3.5 miles east of LA 434 in St. Tammany Parish on Aug. 1 before 9 p.m. The single v...
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DA won't seek death penalty in St. Landry case
OPELOUSAS – District Attorney Earl Taylor will not seek the death penalty against accused double murderer Warren “Boo Boo” Gautreaux. Taylor notified the defense and District Judge James Doherty, J...
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You can buy most retail items Aug. 3, 4 free of 4% state sales tax
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana shoppers can make purchases free of the 4 percent state sales tax on most retail items during the 2012 Louisiana Annual Sales Tax Holiday on Friday, August 3, and Saturday,...
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LSU's Business & Tech Center offers Mobile Classroom in Walker Aug. 7, 8
BATON ROUGE – Representatives from LSU’s Louisiana Business & Technology Center and its partner organizations will be presenting free seminars focused on small business financing, marketing, custo...
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Low river levels may threaten grain shipment between Lake Providence, Port of Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE--The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) continues to monitor the low river levels particularly at the Port of Lake Providence in East Carroll Parish which is preve...
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Louisiana hay transport restrictions waived to help Texas ranchers in drought
BATON ROUGE--An executive order has been issued waiving size restrictions and permit fees on oversized loads of hay enroute to Texas. The Departments of Transportation and Development, Public Safet...
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Search over - Tech mascot dies of heat stroke from being left out by attendant too long
RUSTON – Louisiana Tech’s mascot Tech XX died Sunday of heat stroke when its caretaker left it outside, unattended, too long. According to vet Dr. Patrick Sexton, an employee of his clinic took the...
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Search on for missing La. Tech mascot
RUSTON – Students and other residents are beating the bushes in search of Louisiana Tech’s missing mascot. Tech XX, a four-year-old English bulldog, disappeared at sundown Sunday after let out at a...
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Negligent homicide charged in Arnaudville pedestrian's death
OPELOUSAS – Michael Jordan Stelly was booked into the St. Landry Parish Jail on Monday on charges related to the pedestrian fatality of Sherwin James Boone. Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz said, “During ...
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Texas firm buying Baton Rouge-based Shaw Group
BATON ROUGE – Shareholders in Shaw Group will get $41 cash and stock worth about $5 for each share they hold under terms of a purchase by Chicago Bridge & Iron of the Baton Rouge-based company. CB...
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State Police say they'll crack down on obscure, absent license plates
BATON ROUGE – According to a news release, Louisiana State Police are launching an aggressive campaign against obscured license plates in response to numerous complaints from citizens. Obstructions...
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