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CBP Port of New Orleans Agriculture Specialists Discover Illegal Red Snapper Catch

Jul 08, 2019 03:39PM ● By News Desk

*More than 300 lbs. of frozen red snappers were found in a fishing boat in the Gulf of Mexico...

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12 Louisiana Men Arrested for Internet Crimes Against Children

Jul 01, 2019 12:27PM ● By News Desk

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s Office has arrested 12 Louisiana men for child exploitation (click for complete story and photos)...

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Arrests Made in Overnight Homicide of 2-Year-Old

Jul 01, 2019 11:23AM ● By News Desk

LFT Police responded to a call referencing an injured child. Upon arrival, officers located a 2-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound, he transported to a hospital where he later died...

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FDA Sheds Light On The Phrase "Best if Used By"

Jun 29, 2019 12:52PM ● By News Desk

The phrase "Best if Used By" helps clarify that the date label is about quality, not safety, and that if stored properly, products do not necessarily have to be discarded after the date...

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Lafayette Juvenile Shot

Jun 28, 2019 03:27PM ● By Staff Writer

Police discovered a female juvenile with a gunshot wound to the wrist. She was transported to a local hospital and is being treated for a non-life threatening injury.

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Unrestrained Breaux Bridge Woman Killed in St. Martin Parish Crash

Jun 28, 2019 11:01AM ● By News Desk

Troopers with Troop I began investigating a single-vehicle fatality crash on LA 349 near LA 347. The crash took the life of 53-year-old Shally LeBlanc...

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State Police Arrest Evangeline Parish Man On Charges Of Child Pornography

Jun 28, 2019 08:39AM ● By Press Release

49-year-old Chad T. Manuel of Basile was arrested for charges related to the possession/possible production of images of child pornography...

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Senate Passes The National Defense Authorization Act For The 2020 Fiscal Year

Jun 27, 2019 04:55PM ● By Staff Writer

The United States Senate today passed the National Defence Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2020 with a bipartisan vote of 86-8...

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Waitr Cuts Nearly 100 Office and Management Jobs Nationally

Jun 27, 2019 04:20PM ● By Staff Writer

According to multiple sources, Waitr, the Lafayette-based food delivery service laid off nearly 100 employees nationally...

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ExxonMobil and Global Thermostat to Advance Breakthrough Atmospheric Carbon Capture Technology

Jun 27, 2019 01:50PM ● By Press Release

Technology removes carbon dioxide from industrial sources and the atmosphere. Companies to evaluate potential scalability. Applications could extend across multiple industrial sectors...

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Driver Killed in Single Vehicle Crash in St. Martin Parish

Jun 27, 2019 09:20AM ● By Staff Writer

Single vehicle crash on LA Hwy 341 takes the life of 38-year-old Ryan Shrimpf of Arnaudville...

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LA Supreme Court Asked to Hear Lawsuit On Lafayette City-Parish Council's Ordinance To Fix Boundary Errors

Jun 26, 2019 04:49PM ● By Staff Writer

Lawyers file appeals requesting the Louisiana Supreme Court hear the lawsuit that brings in question the Lafayette City-Parish Council Ordinance which corrects inadvertent errors in district boundary lines...

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Update: Second Suspect Sought for Off-Duty Officer Shooting Turns Himself In

Jun 24, 2019 04:36PM ● By Staff Writer

Wanted fugitive Ronald J. Guidry turned himself in to the Lafayette Police Department at approx 2:00 am on June 26, 2019...

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Imprisoned Lafayette Attorney Daniel James Stanford Disbarred

Jun 24, 2019 04:17PM ● By Staff Writer

Stanford was found guilty in 2014 for his part in an elaborate scheme to sell synthetic drugs via Lafayette-based stores including Curious Goods LLC. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

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Louisiana: Operation Broken Heart Produces 63 Arrests for Child Exploitation

Jun 24, 2019 03:30PM ● By Staff Writer

Initiative to identify, apprehend, and prosecute those who produce, distribute, receive child pornography; entice children for sexual purposes; engage in sex trafficking of children; sexually abuse children...

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