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Feds release new details about major investigation involving raids across state, multiple arrests
Feds said a businessman paid police chiefs to falsify crime reports for immigration benefits.
Summer Restaurant Week returning to Baton Rouge
The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office confirmed one person is dead after a shooting incident on Wednesday morning, July 16. The project will add six high-quality bus shelter stations in each ...
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Historical Lectures At Church Of The Ascension Feature Lakewood’s French, Andrews, And Hutchinson Families
Jeff Hutchinson and Jennifer Cauffield will discuss the prominent Lakewood Hutchinson family, which built freighters and were known in Cleveland Society for their successful endeavors. Their family ...
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Gov. Jeff Landry names Lafourche Parish president to lead new state transportation office
Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson III will step down from that role Aug. 1 to lead the state's brand-new ...
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Crash knocks out power to some residents in Ascension Parish, officials say
A single-vehicle accident happened on Wednesday, July 16. Gavin Newsom's warning to Donald Trump over plan for Texas ...
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St. Amant man convicted of killing aunt is granted a hearing as he seeks less prison time
Kenneth Lavigne got 61 years, but claims his attorneys told him he would get only 21 years if he pleaded guilty to charges ...
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Two arrested after Fourth of July deadly shooting in Geismar
The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested two people in connection with a deadly Fourth of July shooting.