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FISHING: Gretna fisherman fined $62,500 for illegal taking swordfish, yellowfin tuna
GRETNA--The Office of the General Counsel Enforcement Section within the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a civil monetary...
May 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Exxon lobbyist
Exxon lobbyist, former Duke athlete BATON ROUGE – Services for former Duke University football and baseball player and Exxon Louisiana government affairs manager Roy Marley, Jr. will be Friday. He ...
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St. Martin jury convicts in 1984 rape case
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 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Baton Rouge tax attorney Bryson talks about IRS audit scandal
BATON ROUGE--With the recent IRS scandal at the forefront of most news outlets across the country, Louisiana tax resolution attorney Cary Bryson, co-founder of Bryson Law Firm, L.L.C., is stressin...
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OUTDOORS: Wildlife & Fisheries statue honors many agents who died in line of duty
BATON ROUGE--The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) dedicated a statue May 21, in Baton Rouge to honor those Enforcement Division agents who have died in the line of duty. The s...
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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New Iberia woman gets 26 months in $12 million IRS scam
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...
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Martin will put $20 million into Chopin plan upgrade, expansion
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...
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Trio of personal care attendants face Medicaid fraud charges
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...
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Baton Rouge boy, 11, seriously hurt when he steps in front of truck on Perkins Road
BATON ROUGE-– Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop A began investigating a single vehicle serious injury crash Sunday, May 19 involving a pedestrian. It that occurred on LA 427 (Perkins Rd.)...
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Eunice teen dies from wounds in Branch shootout
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 ...
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Gators getting some Morgan City sunshine.
Gator complaints keep Morgan City offiicals busy
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...
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State agents offer $3,000 reward for tips on shooting of rare whooping crane in Red River
LOGGY BAYOU--Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) officials are looking for leads regarding a whooping crane ...
May 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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