Courtroom Bedlam Hits Weeks End In Edwards Trial
In Baton Rouge federal racketeering proceedings tied to Edwin Edwards, chaotic courtroom scenes closed a week of testimony. Prosecutors wrapped the Treasure Chest Casino case, alleging extortion and bribery in riverboat licensing with witnesses like Robert Guidry. The judge warned, Edwards taunted Letten deposition remark, and cries of death threats spurred motions for separate trials as Tarver shouted that a statement was false.
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Patrick Graham
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Strasser
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Perdigao
Gilliam
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Polozola
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Lunch Menu for Tangipahoa Aging Council Feb 14 18
The Tangipahoa Voluntary Council on Aging releases a parish wide lunch menu for six meal sites for February 14 through 18. Each day offers a main dish with sides, a bread item, dessert, and milk. Menu may change due to circumstances beyond control.
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Internet marijuana sales case indicts California man
A California man, Michael David Aronov of Anaheim, was indicted in Louisiana on seven counts of marijuana distribution and one count of advertising a controlled substance for sale on the Internet. Prosecutors say he sold to customers from 1996, mailing drugs after online orders and payments. The case highlights online drug sales and enforcement efforts.
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U.S
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Police arrests in Hammond list multiple suspects with charges
Hammond police report this week with numerous arrests including Lionel Rixner 38 Ponchatoula charged with simple battery on a juvenile Andrew V Rios 26 Ponchatoula for improper lane use and no driver s license Javan T Reeves 19 1111 S Mooney Ave reckless operation and resisting arrest by flight and many more across several towns in Louisiana Texas and Mississippi with offenses ranging from theft and burglary to disturbing the peace and drug paraphernalia possession
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Lionel Rixner
Charlie Ross Carothers
Springfield
Leslie Earl Davlin
Kirby
Texas
Petro
Janie St. Romain
Independence
Andrew V. Rios
Javan T. Reeves
S. Mooney Ave
Christopher Lee Hutchinson
W. Thomas St
Ray Jackson
Sun Lane
Tashima West
Simpson Place
Milton Lee Brown
Midland Drive
Clara Brown
Mooney Ave
Bentley J. Harris
Louisiana Ave
Michael Vanderhoff Jr
Dennis Vamoras
Metairie
Sonic Drive
Thomas Street
Ryan A. Tumney
Baton Rouge
Courtney W. Dunn
Summit
Miss
Mississippi officer crashes into New Orleans patrol cars
A Gulfport Mississippi officer crashed a 1995 Mercury Mystique into two parked New Orleans police cruisers during a traffic stop on I 10 at 1 a m Several officers were injured including Abner critically with multiple fractures and Hart with two broken legs Hatfield faced two counts of vehicular negligent injuring and a blood test for alcohol was planned The other stopped driver and a passenger were uninjured
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Mississippi
Gulfport
Miss
Marlon Defillo
Christopher Abner
Christopher Hart
Hart
Charity Hospital
Jerry Romig
Abner
Romig
Mark Hatfield
Long Beach
Hatfield
Defillo
Chalmette
Jake
Nine indicted in St Mary Parish Jail takeover case
Nine detainees including eight Cubans and a Bahamian face state kidnapping charges with life penalties after the December St Mary Parish Jail siege. Six Cubans were returned to Cuba. three will be charged immediately. The group also faces battery of a police officer for assaulting Sheriff Fuselier during the breakout attempt. Indicted are Roberto Villar Juan Miranda Gerado Santana Jorge Ramirez Elisabe Orta Jonne Ponte Miguel Canton Anthony Deveaux and Mario Mora.
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St. Mary Parish
Phil Haney
Haney
United States
U.S
Charles Fuselier
St. Martinville
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Cuba
Roberto Villar
St. Martin Parish
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Juan Miranda
Gerado Santana
Jorge Ramirez
Elisabe Orta
Jonne Ponte
Miguel Canton
Anthony Deveaux
Mario Mora
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