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It's not the scenario the Cameron Parish School Board thought they would be facing. "I would like to say that I'm ashamed of Cameron Parish. They voted to pass the road and bridge and the health unitMore >>
The Cameron Parish School Board is searching to offset nearly $4-million after voters decided not to renew to tax propositions earlier this month. As KPLC's Lee Peck reports while they're set to give it another try, they'll have to find a way to cut costs in the meantime.More >>
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An Anacoco man is accused of shooting at last six people, according to a news release from Vernon Parish Sheriff Sam Craft. No injuries were reported, Craft said. Accused in the case is 31-year-old JamesMore >>
An Anacoco man is accused of shooting at six people, according to a news release from Vernon Parish Sheriff Sam Craft. No injuries were reported, however.More >>
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34-year-old Brice Joseph will be arraigned for the Intentional exposure of the AIDS virus after spitting on a police officer while being arrested. "In this case, in incident to an arrest, he was broughtMore >>
Brice Joseph will be arraigned for the Intentional exposure of the AIDS virus after spitting on a police officer while being arrested.
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There has been a delay in a Lake Charles double murder trial. Mark Thibodeaux is accused in the deaths of Bridget Tillman Pryor and Carla Yvette LeDoux whose bodies were found on North Prater Street lastMore >>
There has been a delay in a Lake Charles double murder trial.More >>
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A Eunice man has been killed in a deadly shooting that left two others injured. It happened in the community of Branch on Sunday evening, near Church Point. Acadia Parish Sheriff's authorities said threeMore >>
A Eunice man has been killed in a deadly shooting that left two others injured.More >>
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The family of Staff Sgt. R.J. Bartie of Lake Charles is celebrating not only the first birthday of his youngest son, but also his return from a third tour of duty in Iraq. He arrived last week at Lake Charles Regional with plenty of Army experience under his belt.
"The first one was pretty much unexpected," said Bartie. "I didn't know what to look for. I didn't know what to expect. We prepared the best way we could. We always left room for things that would come up unexpectedly."
The 9 and a half year Army veteran says the hardest thing about serving overseas is being separated from your family.
"The hardest thing about a spouse and dependents is when the soldiers are deployed. They don't know what to think. They see on the news and they think every soldier does what's on the news. I try not to let them know a lot of things that's going on if I can."
And he thanks God for protecting himself and his unit.
"He has definitely kept not only myself but my soldiers, my unit, even though we've lost some people in this tour so far, it's definitely God that's been there orchestrating everything that's going on. I have to say that God has protected myself and my soldiers."
R.J. Bartie, this week's KPLC Billy Navarre Hometown Patriot.
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