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St. Martinville – Relying almost solely on the memories of an ordeal that occurred when the victim was only 10 years old back in 1984, St. Martin Parish Assistant District Attorney Pamela Lemoines...
May 23, 2013 | 0 | 6 |
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By John Maginnis
and Jeremy Alford
LaPolitics.com
The pay raise proposals winding through the Legislature for clerks of court, assessors and judges could potentially increase the salaries of sheri...
May 21, 2013 | 0 | 16 |
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LAFAYETTE – A New Iberia woman was sentenced Monday to 26 months in federal prison and for filing false claims of more than $12 million with the IRS and receiving tax refunds she was not owed. She...
May 21, 2013 | 0 | 14 |
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CHOPIN – Gov. Bobby Jindal and President and Chief Financial Officer Roy O. Martin, III of RoyOMartin-Martco Ltd. Partnership announced Monday that the company will invest $20 million to modernize...
May 21, 2013 | 0 | 16 |
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ZACHARY – Three Zachary women are charged with Medicaid fraud, each accused of filing false claims.
All three were arrested May 15 by the State Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit with a...
May 20, 2013 | 0 | 12 |
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BRANCH – A Eunice teenager died from wounds received in a shooting Sunday evening at the Branch/Church Point highway crossroad.
According to Acadia Parish Sheriff Wayne Melancon deputies responded ...
May 20, 2013 | 0 | 12 |
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MORGAN CITY — Alligators continue to be spotted in people’s yards and neighborhoods in Morgan City, a problem police have been dealing with for about a month, which could be due to several differen...
May 23, 2013 | 0 | 12 |
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Former mayor
HENDERSON – Services will be Friday for former mayor Earl “To-Bit” Patin. He died May 21 at age 74.
He was mayor from 1996 to 22045 and was a village councilman for eight years prior ...
May 22, 2013 | 0 | 14 |
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Mud-logging exec
LAFAYETTE – Services for mud-logging company founder William Scott will be Friday. He died May 20 at age 90.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II’s European theater, recommen...
May 21, 2013 | 0 | 13 |
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Long-time vet
METAIRIE – Services for long-time vet Dr. Thomas Melius, Jr. will be Thursday. He died May 19 at age 90.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was former veterinarian for Aud...
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Nursing homes owner
ALEXANDRIA – Services for former Louisiana Nursing Home Association president Finley C. Matthews, Jr. are Monday. He died May 15 at age 78.
He was owner/operator of Naomi Height...
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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 ...
May 17, 2013 | 0 | 13 |
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Pioneer plumber
BATON ROUGE – Services for Paul Hlllard, Sr., the first African American to be certified by the City of Baton Rouge and the State of Louisiana as a master plumber, will be Saturday....
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November 29, 2012
Lastname, Firstname Batiste, Shantley
Age 20
City, State St Martinville, LA
Charges CARNAL KNOWLEDGE OF A JUVENILE
Arresting Agency 50-ST MARTIN SHERIFF
Lastname, Firstname Franci...
Nov 29, 2012 | 0 | 13 |
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November 28, 2012
Lastname, Firstname Boggs, Charlie
Age 41
City, State St Martinville, LA
Charges
UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY OF AN INHABITED DWELLING; SIMPLE
CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY; VIOLATION OF PROT...
Nov 26, 2012 | 0 | 8 |
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November 21, 2012 - November 25, 2012
Lastname, Firstname Berthelot, Charlotte
Age 35
City, State Carencro, LA
Charges HOLD FOR
Arresting Agency 17P-BREAUX BRIDGE PD
Lastname, Firstname Boudreaux, ...
Nov 21, 2012 | 0 | 7 |
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November 20, 2012
Lastname, Firstname Bourque, Troy
Age 50
City, State Breaux Bridge, LA
Charges CHILD ENDANGERMENT/DOMESTIC ABUSE
Arresting Agency 50-ST MARTIN SHERIFF
Lastname, Firstname Burgess,...
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November 19, 2012
Lastname, Firstname Babin, Nicholas
Age 16
City, State Lafayette, LA
Charges UNAUTHORIZED USE OF ACCESS CARD AS THEFT
Arresting Agency 107P-ST MARTINVILLE PD
Lastname, Firstname D...
Nov 01, 2012 | 0 | 7 |
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October 31, 2012
Lastname, Firstname Boutte, Marty
Age 39
City, State St Martinville, LA
Charges SIMPLE ASSAULT
Arresting Agency 50-ST MARTIN SHERIFF
Lastname, Firstname Hebert, Kendrick
Age 27
Cit...
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Fire was a huge hazard to south Louisiana communities in the days before modern firefighting equipment and good water supplies, when wooden homes and buildings were illuminated by oil lamps and can...
May 12, 2013 | 0 | 8 |
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It's hard to believe that today marks the tenth anniversary of the death of Mary Alice Fontenot, the newspaperwoman, teacher, and storyteller who knew and was known by practically everyone in Acad...
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Cinqo de Mayo, the fifth of May, commemorates the Mexican army's defeat of French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, It was a huge victory for the Mexicans who were outnumbered two to ...
Mar 31, 2013 | 0 | 21 |
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"Pacques Pacques" means "Easter Easter" in French, but it is also the name in Louisiana of a contest that began innocently enough but that has become a major tradition in some Louisiana communities...
Mar 10, 2013 | 0 | 28 |
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Jean Lafitte was the most notorious — and successful — of the pirates operating from Louisiana in the early 1800s, but he wasn't the only one.
A federal grand jury in New Orleans reported in July 1...
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The news that an attempt is being made to restore the old Southern Club will bring a lot of memories to folks who remember what some consider the heyday of Louisiana's distinctive swamp pop music.
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Oct 31, 2012 | 0 | 6 |
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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6 and a very busy ballot awaits taxpayers. With early voting underway, we remind everyone that there are nine state constitutional amendments on the ballot and one loc...
Oct 29, 2012 | 0 | 4 |
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You have seen and heard the candidates running for president. After a year or more of listening to all the rhetoric it is time to make a decision. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, you shou...
Jul 13, 2012 | 0 | 7 |
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I will never forget "The War" between boxers "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler and Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns fought on April 15, 1985 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VI-M9Yw-28). I watched it at a closed-ci...
Jul 13, 2012 | 0 | 14 |
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One of the reasons for the popularity of political rhetoric is that everybody can be right, in terms of their own rhetoric, no matter how much the rhetoric of one side contradicts the rhetoric of ...
May 10, 2011 | 0 | 16 |
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The 144 members of the Legislature didn’t exactly enjoy the recent Special Session on redistricting. As noted in previous columns, redrawing districts to correspond to population changes enumerate...
May 10, 2011 | 0 | 15 |
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When people in Washington start creating fancy new phrases, instead of using plain English, you know they are doing something they don’t want us to understand.
Sep 12, 2011 | 0 | 34 |
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September 10, 2011
Thermaine Carter, 26, Breaux Bridge; resisting an officer, disturbing the peace, misrepresentation during booking. St. Martin Sheriff's Office.
Jared Mello, 35, Duson; possessi...
Jan 12, 2011 | 1 | 21 |
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Gabriel Fuselier de la Claire was the first commander of the Poste des Attakapas, now St. Martinville, and later became commandant at the Poste des Opelousas also. He was a rich and powerful man i...
Nov 17, 2010 | 0 | 146 |
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By Mike Reitz
President and CEO,
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
This year’s mid-term elections produced a new set of winners and losers, and with the dramatic shift in power that occurred...
Aug 04, 2010 | 0 | 22 |
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My three-year-old can be counted on to behave like a brat whenever we are in the mall or in a restaurant. He seems to know I will not punish him there in front of other people. How should I handle ...
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