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KAPLAN - A Kaplan man was arrested early this morning and charged with 12 counts of arson. Felecian Primeaux, 55, of 706 N. Louisiana, was arrested at his home after he was identified on surveilla...
Confusion about Vermilion Parish Pre-K roundup that begins on Tuesday
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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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CROWLEY – A teenager accused of first-degree murder took the state’s offer of accessory after the fact, pleading no contest and getting 33 months at hard labor rather than risk life in prison. Ove...
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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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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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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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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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February 26, 1955 ~ January 29, 2012 ABBEVILLE — A private graveside service will be held at a later date honoring the life of Pervis Roy Gaspard, 56, who died Sunday, January 29, 2012. He is sur...
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Baptist camps manager RUSTON – Services will be Feb. 11 for retired Southern Baptist camp manager Joe Backus. He died Feb. 1 at age 82. He helped organize Acadian Baptist Center in Eunice and w...
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August 8, 1928 ~ February 2, 2012 Abbeville—Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 4, 2012 at a 11:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life...
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October 29, 1944 ~ February 1, 2012 Abbeville—Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Donald Dale Roy, 67, w...
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Former prosecutor RUSTON – Services for former prosecutor as well as defense lawyer James Lewis will be Saturday. He died Jan. 29. He was a former Marine Corps captain, taught business law at U...
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November 10, 1919 ~ January 31, 2012 Kaplan—Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 2, 2012 at an 11 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Churc...
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01/19/12 Mark Duhon, 53, 612 Trahan, Kaplan, was cited with stop sign violation. Wilhelmina Guidry, 51, 114 Latour, Kaplan, was cited with general speed law. Jerome Mire, 73, 18107 La Hwy 82, Ab...
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Jamie Bourque DOB: 6/12/1987 Charge: Theft Lance Jude Bourque DOB: 2/14/1990 Charge: Contributing To the Delinquency of a Juvenile Carrol James Cessac Jr. DOB: 12/17/1992 Charge: Domestic...
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01/05/12 Willie Richard, 32, 802 Frederick, Kaplan, was arrested and booked with distribution of crack cocaine Schedule II, and flight from an officer. Alexis Jackson, 27, 802 Frederick, Kaplan, ...
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12/29/11 Tristie Lege, 17, 21904 Juniper, Kaplan, was cited with general speed law. Michael Roger, 27, 138 Eloi, Carencro, was cited with general speed law. Officers investigate an alarm on t...
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Clay Bodin DOB:9/10/1976 Charge: Entry or Remain on Forbidden Place Justyn Shea Bouillion DOB: 6/22/1994 Charge: Driving Under the Influence - Underage Charge: Careless Operation Charge:...
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Stephen Brailey DOB: 3/19/1994 Charge: Resisting an Officer Delexious Dubwar Dabney DOB: 3/31/1979 Charge: Disturbing the Peace Charge: Battery of a Police Officer (2 counts) Charge: Res...
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Andrew Young Jr., former congressman, mayor of Atlanta and ambassador to the United Nations, is known around the world for his diplomatic skills and leadership in the civil rights movement. His d...
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Louisiana French music began to get a wide national audience in the 1970s after masters of the craft like Bois Sec Ardoin and Canray Fontenot, the Balfa Brothers, Nathan Abshire, and others were in...
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Revisionist historians have been telling us since the Revolution that American history began in the 13 "original" Atlantic colonies and that hardy, English-speaking pioneers pushing across the moun...
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Anyone want to be the new Vermilion Parish Police Jury President? No experience needed. Last week 14 police jurors could not decide who they want to be president of the 2012 police jury. Jurors ...
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Jean Lafitte was probably the most famous French speaker at the Battle of New Orleans, fought 197 years ago today. But there were some others — mostly former Napoleonic soldiers — who fought well a...
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An essay on printing should at least mention Johannes Gutenberg. But only a few words. He was born in Germany a very long time ago, and most of what is associated with his name might not even have ...
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Each day, in countless methods and manner, We have the opportunities, ( hundreds of them it seems ), to witness the unabashed dissection of each of the individual candidates, attempting to be the G...
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A woman I don’t know wrote the letter below to the protesters camping out in major cities. It says it all. You won’t see it in the liberal news media that delights in giving these protesters wid...
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One of the things that has struck me, when I have gone on luxury cruise ships, is that most of the passengers look like they are older than the captain -- and luxury cruise ships don't have juvenil...
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Back in the 1920s, the intelligentsia on both sides of the Atlantic were loudly protesting the execution of political radicals Sacco and Vanzetti, after what they claimed was an unfair trial. Supre...
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Late last week, President Obama "proudly", and in full campaign bluster, stood to tell all Americans, that as "Promised", "All of our troops will be coming home from Iraq by the end of this year! "...
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It helps to know a little about a lot of things. It gives you a broad perspective. It also allows you to make a fool of yourself in many different areas! In my column readers may notice that I ...
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Where do family jokes come from? These are the ones told repeatedly around the dinner table, to the amusement of family members and the consternation of guests. Our family, as I was growing up, ha...
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Henry David Thoreau is dead. He has been dead a long time. After you die, you are usually forgotten. Thoreau pronounced his last name to rhyme with “thorough.” He only lived 44 years, from July 12...
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Could there be anyone in this country, save for the mentally challenged, who has not heard the story of Moses and the Ten Commandments? Probably some, but the number is small. How about people who...
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Anyone want to be the new Vermilion Parish Police Jury President? No experience needed. Last week 14 police jurors could not decide who they want to be president of the 2012 police jury. Jurors ...
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What triggered today’s story started a few months ago when I sat down to watch the evening news. When it was over, I was sorry I’d wasted my time. With a few exceptions since, mostly to catch a wea...
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Happy New Year. As I write, 2012 has just begun. This celebration contrasted with my solitary Christmas. The house (In Austin) is full of half a dozen cats and four family members, one of whom is...
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