Horse virus outbreak has La. officials' on watch BATON ROUGE — Louisiana agriculture officials are monitoring an outbreak of Equine Herpes Virus-1 at the Horse Shows in the Sun equestrian event last month in Ocala, Fla., keeping Louisiana horses ...
Boustany rules out run against Landrieu WASHINGTON – Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.), fresh off an expensive re-election campaign, announced Monday that he will not run for Senator Mary Landreiu’s seat next year.
Boustany had been floated ...
Rockerfeller fish lab, complex, at last, to be rebuilt NEW ORLEANS - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced more than $1 million in recovery aid to build a new Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Fish Lab and Fish Lab Complex, which were destroy...
Crouch named Morgan City police chief MORGAN CITY — The city now has a new police chief after more than five months without one.
Mayor Frank “Boo” Grizzaffi recommended and the council approved Travis Crouch as the new chief. The coun...
Unbelted driver dies when pickup rolls, hits tree DERIDDER – A DeRidder man died Tuesday night in a one-vehicle crash in Beauregard Parish.
State Police said Richard C. West, 45, died when the 2000 Ford pickup truck he was driving on Pleasant Hill...
Lavergne claims mistreatment at Angola ANGOLA – Confessed double murdered Brandon Lavergne continues to whine about his plight through more court filings.
In the latest round, he claims he is being deprived of privileges accorded other ...
Marksville man charged in black bear killing A Marksville man was arrested and booked into the Avoyelles Parish Jail on Monday for his alleged role in the illegal killing of a Louisiana black bear.
Derek P. Sayer, 30, was arrested for shootin...
Eagles, up close, and those who follow them MORGAN CITY, La. -- The eighth annual Eagle Expo, scheduled Thursday through Saturday, will feature seminars from wildlife and nature experts, a live raptor presentation, boat tours to view eagles ...
Girl allegedly hid weed in Bible taken to prisoner MORGAN CITY – A juvenile girl allegedly hid marijuana in a Bible she took to a prisoner in the St. Mary jail.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the 15-year-old from Patterson was arrested Thursday...
Court rules speedway injurious to neighboring property owners STERLINGTON – A district judge has ruled that racetrack owners have no right to unbridled interruption of bucolic neighborhoods around them.
Union Parish Dist. Judge Wayne Smith, in a suit by 59 re...
Woman claims $2 miliion Powerball prize, husband asks for loan BATON ROUGE, La. - After winning $2 million in the Feb. 16 Powerball drawing, Amy Sturges of Morgan City stared in awe at her Louisiana Lottery prize check and turned to show it to her husband. War...
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