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Hospital executive LAKE CHARLES – Services were Saturday for hospital executive Dave Usher. He died May 15 at age 62. He was senior vice president of business development at Lake Charles Memorial ...
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Agents looking for whooping crane's slayer
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials are looking for leads regarding a whooping crane that was found...
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HOOKED ON PRIZES; Bi-state fishing contest begins May 25
The CCA Louisiana Statewide Tournament and Angler’s Rodeo (STAR) begins its 19th year of competition on Saturday, May 25. One of the largest, and richest saltwater fishing tournaments in the countr...
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ELTON STUNNED! Passenger killed, suspected impaired teen driver, her twin sister critically injured
LAKE CHARLES - A car driven by an Elton teenager suspected of being impaired allegedly ran a stop sign causing a Thursday collision that killed one of her passengers and critically injured the driv...
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River watch continues along Atchafalaya, Mississippi
MORGAN CITY – Hydrologists at the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center in Slidell say the Atchafalaya River is expected to crest at 6 feet here early next week. That forecast could increase by a...
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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...
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GOVERNMENT: Alexander introduces bill to allow certain military retirees to transfer earned education benefits
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-Ruston) has introduced legislation, the Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act, to allow certain military re...
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HUNTING: Men from Kentwood, Roseland, Ponchatoula sentenced for poaching Iowa deer
RED OAK, Iowa --Four Louisiana men from Kentwood, Roseland and Ponchatoula were found guilty of poaching Iowa deer from a case that started when someone made a call to the Turn in Poachers hotline...
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GOVERNMENT: Cassidy asks IRS chief about Louisiana groups that may have been targeted
WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill Cassidy, M.D. sent a letter May 15 to Acting IRS Commissioner Steve Miller demanding he release a list of all Louisiana groups targeted by the IRS, in light of their ...
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GOVERNMENT: Vitter tells how water resources bill may help Louisiana; bill moves to Senate
WASHINGTON--U.S. Sen. David Vitter was able to get the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) agreed to in the U.S. Senate with a vote of 83 to 14 May 15. “WRDA is one of the single most significa...
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GOVERNMENT: Alexander asks for details about HHS secretary's solicitations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-Ruston) called on Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius May 14 to disclose details of her solicitations of dona...
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JOBS: Wolverine Terminals to add 20 jobs in 2014 at St. James crude oil terminal
PAULINA, La.--Wolverine Terminals LLC General Manager Terry Wilson announced May 15 the company will make a $30 million capital investment to establish a crude oil terminal and blending operation ...
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