State News
New Iberia woman sentenced to 26 months in prison for IRS refund scheme
LAFAYETTE--United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that Veta Thompson, 40, of New Iberia was sentenced on May 17 by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote, to 26 months in prison...
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New Iberia woman sentenced to 26 months in prison for IRS refund scheme
United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley that Veta Thompson, 40, of New Iberia, was sentenced on May 17 by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote, to 26 months in prison with one year supervised ...
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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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State Fire Marshal releases information about mishandling of fireworks, serious injuries reported
The State Fire Marshal’s Office released information Monday concerning firework related burn injuries reported during the past fireworks season. Investigators determined the injuries to be the resu...
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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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Louisiana quartet pays heavy price for outlawing deer in Iowa
RED OAK, Iowa --Four Louisiana men from Kentwood, Roseland and Ponchatoula were found guilty of poaching Iowa deer from a case that started when someone made a call to the Turn in Poachers hotline....
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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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Louisiana National Guard military engagement team logistics trainer Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Moore (right) of Alexandria, instructs officials from the Haitian Directorate of Civil Protection logistics division on proper emergency supplies storage management at the national emergency operations center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 30. The LANG’s MET is on a four-week mission to train the officials on effective emergency response management and emergency supplies storage and distribution. (PHOTO/Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo)
La. National Guardsmen train Haitian officials
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti--After two weeks of classroom sessions and a practical exercise, a military engagement team from the Louisiana National Guard awarded approximately 34 Haitian government offic...
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Usher
Deaths Elsewhere
Hospital executive LAKE CHARLES – Services were Saturday for hospital executive Dave Usher. He died May 15 at age 62. He was senior vice president of business development at Lake Charles Memorial ...
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Agents looking for whooping crane's slayer
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials are looking for leads regarding a whooping crane that was found...
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ELTON STUNNED! Passenger killed, suspected impaired teen driver, her twin sister critically injured
LAKE CHARLES - A car driven by an Elton teenager suspected of being impaired allegedly ran a stop sign causing a Thursday collision that killed one of her passengers and critically injured the driv...
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