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Deadly Driving Weekend in Acadiana
This weekend was deadly on Acadiana roads. Louisiana State Police
reports six people were killed over the weekend in auto accidents. The first
accident took place Saturday near Iota in Acadia Parish. Timothy Lowry and
Alicia Fruge of Jennings and Hayward Labbe of Lake Charles were
killed. State Police Troop I spokesman David Anderson says the
second crash happened Sunday near the Saint Mary Parish town of
Baldwin, on Louisiana Highway 318. Killed in that accident were 51-year-old Leroy Williams, 41-year-old
Priscilla Williams, and her 15-year-old son, all of Franklin.
Monday, January 12, 2009 5:20 PM
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Gas Prices Tick Down Monday Morning
After a few days of heading up, gas prices went down slightly overnight.
Triple-A says the current average for regular in Louisiana is just under
$1.68.
Monday, January 12, 2009 5:18 PM
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National Safety Council Wants State Cell Phone Driving Ban
Of course, if it isn't alcohol causing a crash, it just might be someone.... on a
cell phone. The National Safety Council is calling on
states to pass a total ban of cell phone use while driving. The
congressionally-chartered group says 26-hundred deaths and 12-thousand
serious injuries each year
can be tracked to drivers talking on the phone. New Orleans
Representative Austin Badon, who failed to pass a ban last year on
cell phone use among drivers, says he'll try again.
But Colonel John Leblanc, of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission,
says they will not push for a cell phone ban in this year's legistative session.
Leblanc says the most recent Louisiana data shows that cell phone
use accounts for one-percent of all crashes.
Monday, January 12, 2009 5:14 PM
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Illegal Video Poker Machines Confiscated
Draw, hold... and go to jail? State Police say they've confiscated two-
thousand video poker machines from the homes of Louisiana residents over
the last two years. State Police Lieutenant Doug Cain says many people are
not aware that its illegal to have one, unless you are licensed.
Cain says the prison sentence could be up to ten years for anyone
convicted of possessing an video poker machine without a license. For information about getting a license, contact your local Louisiana State Police Troop.
Monday, January 12, 2009 5:11 PM
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Lafayette Man Charged In 2008 Accident
(Lafayette, LA) -- State Police have arrested a Lafayette man in connection with a fatal crash in Evangeline Parish that killed 62-year-old Feliz Shillow, of Mamou, in April 2008. Troop I spokesman David Anderson says 29-year-old Joseph Cashen faces a charge of vehicular homicide, following toxicology test results that show Cashen had illegal narcotics in his system at the time of the crash. Anderson says Cashen also faces counts of vehicular negligent injuring, second-offense DWI and driving left of center. Authorities have said Cashen was driving north on Louisiana Highway-13 when he crossed into the oncoming lane and slammed into a pickup truck driven by Willie Shillow, of Mamou [[mah-MOO]]. Felix Shillow, a passenger in the pickup, was pronounced dead at the scene. Cashen and a passenger in his vehicle were seriously injured.
Monday, January 12, 2009 7:38 AM
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More And More Dead Birds Being Found
 Officials say more than 3,000 birds have been collected dead along the Gulf Coast since an oil spill was triggered in April by the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 4:52 PM
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National Headlines
 Here's a look at stories making national news.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 5:59 PM
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Arizona Files Appeal In Immigration Case
 Arizona has filed an appeal in the federal lawsuit which resulted in an injunction against portions of the state's new immigration law.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 5:48 PM
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