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ICE - New Orleans Seizes $8 Million in Counterfeit Goods During Pre-Holiday Operation

Nov 14, 2019 05:16PM ● By News Desk

33,000+ counterfeit items seized-including cosmetics, perfume, pharmaceuticals, cell phones, accessories, DVDs, music CDs, sports memorabilia, clothing, shoes, sunglasses, handbags, wallets

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Acadiana Movers And Shakers - People In Business

Nov 14, 2019 01:36PM ● By News Desk

Acadiana Movers And Shakers - People In Business... new hire and position appointments...

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LCG Offers Recycling Tips in Celebration of America Recycles Day, November 15

Nov 14, 2019 12:06PM ● By News Desk

Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) invites citizens to ‘geaux green’ for America Recycles Day. Held each year on November 15th...

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Carencro Heights Elementary School Closed Friday Due To Flu Outbreak

Nov 07, 2019 05:29PM ● By News Desk

Baring and unforeseen change, Carencro Heights Elementary School will be open and resume its normal schedule Monday, November 11, 2019.

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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (Houseboats)
LDWF Now Accepting Applications for Wildlife Enforcement Cadet Positions

Nov 05, 2019 04:24PM ● By News Desk

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Law Enforcement Division will begin training up to 24 cadets in March of 2020 to bolster the ranks of agents in the field...

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Famed Louisiana Novelist Dies At 86

Nov 05, 2019 04:04PM ● By News Desk

Dr. Ernest J. Gaines, a Louisiana native whose literary works included "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," and "A Lesson Before Dying," has passed away at 86...

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Louisiana Students Score Below National Average On Standardized Tests, Though Improving In Some Areas

Oct 31, 2019 01:11PM ● By News Desk

Louisiana students tied for 47th in fourth-grade math on the National Assessment of Educational Progress -- Louisiana eighth-graders were 42nd in math...

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Louisiana Gubernatorial Race May Come Down To This

Oct 31, 2019 12:54PM ● By News Desk

A new poll finds Gov. John Bel Edwards leading challenger Eddie Rispone, 48% to 46% -- with a margin of error of 4 percent, that’s basically a dead heat...

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Arrest Made In Pinhook Shooting, Victim Remains In Critical Condition

Oct 31, 2019 12:27PM ● By News Desk

21-year-old Dempsey Jones Jr. of Carencro, arrested and charged with one count of Attempted 2nd Degree murder in W. Pinhook shooting...

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Cajun Navy 2016 Changes Name

Oct 26, 2019 05:34PM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

Cajun Navy 2016, one of the most decorated and transparent independent search and rescue organizations in the U.S. has decided to change its name to Pinnacle Search and Rescue...

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Woman and Toddler Killed in St. Landry Parish Crash

Oct 25, 2019 03:06PM ● By News Desk

Troopers were able to determine that Michael Shane Guidry’s actions leading up to the crash were negligent...

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Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Celebrates 100 Years of Conservation

Oct 24, 2019 11:46AM ● By News Desk

Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, located in Cameron and Vermilion parishes in southwest Louisiana, has long been managed as a haven for wildlife, avian and fish species celebrates 100th...

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Vacant McKinley Street Bar Destroyed by Fire

Oct 24, 2019 09:46AM ● By News Desk

Lafayette firefighters responded to a commercial fire early Thursday morning at the corner of McKinley Street and Cleveland Street...

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UPDATE: America’s Cajun Navy Founder, John Billiot Arrested For Felony Theft

Oct 22, 2019 04:18PM ● By Flint Zerangue, Sr.

John A. Billiot Jr, a resident of Scott, Louisiana was arrested for allegedly using donated funds for personal items...

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Louisiana Moving Forward With Industrial Hemp Program

Oct 22, 2019 01:12PM ● By Staff Writer

Officials hope the fed's will approve the state’s industrial hemp program by Jan. 1 so licenses can be issued, if they do, LA farmers will begin planting the new crop this spring...

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