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Coushatta man gets life in Natchitoches slaying (The Houma Courier) - 172 weeks ago

A plea deal will allow a man to spend the rest of his life in prison instead of possibly being executed for raping and murdering an elderly Coushatta woman near Natchitoches in 2004.

Cheap Asian catfish pushing out local business (KATC3) - 172 weeks ago

ALEXANDRIA, La. -- Asian imports are a lot cheaper, but the owner of Catfish Charlie Restaurant in Hammond makes sure his fillets are from Louisiana.

Cheap Asian catfish pushing out local business (The Houma Courier) - 172 weeks ago

Asian imports are a lot cheaper, but the owner of Catfish Charlie Restaurant in Hammond makes sure his fillets are from Louisiana. No price is low enough to persuade Harold Corkern to buy the imports that are pushing local fish farmers and catchers out of business.

Longtime Boyce mayor killed in car accident (The Daily Comet) - 172 weeks ago

Longtime Boyce Mayor Julius Patrick Jr. was killed Sunday afternoon in a four-vehicle hit-and-run crash along Interstate 10, State Police said.

LSUA scientist helping others in Ethiopia (The Town Talk) - 173 weeks ago

Cathy Robinson, phlebotomy coordinator at Louisiana State University at Alexandria, spent her Thanksgiving worlds away from Central Louisiana. She is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on a two-week mission as part of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. She returns home Sunday.

LaSalle town seeking help to improve sewer system (The Daily Comet) - 173 weeks ago

Town Superintendent Jeff Jones has resorted to refusing visitors' access beyond the fence surrounding the town's 13-acre sewer plant, saying the situation was too dangerous.

Rapides Parish duck hunters allegeldy take more than daily limit (The Daily Comet) - 173 weeks ago

Six hunters from Rapides Parish have been cited for allegedly taking more than their daily limit on ducks, state wildlife agents announced Tuesday. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries' enforcement division cited the men Nov. 11 - the opening day of the 2006-07 West Zone duck season.

La. College football player arrested (The Daily Comet) - 173 weeks ago

A Louisiana College football player is accused of hitting four parked vehicles earlier this month while driving impaired, according to police reports.

Talk about town: Drive safely (The Town Talk) - 174 weeks ago

Drivers in the Alexandria-Pineville area are rather notorious for their dubious driving skills.