Old dynamite found on Jennings farm
Kenneth Clark and his wife evacuated their Jennings area farm for several hours after 127 sticks of old dynamite were found in a barn being torn down. Explosives experts disposed of the charges. Clark said his father used the dynamite to blast stumps decades ago, and his uncle had stepped on it without realizing its danger. The discovery was reported to the Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff's Office around 10 a.m. Friday.
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Jennings Farm
Jennings
Kenneth Clark
Clark
Jeff Davis Parish
Bond set at $100,000 for shooting suspect
A Shreveport man, Joseph Lee Sepulvado, has a $100,000 bond after a 45 minute hearing on the January shooting death of off duty Vermilion Parish Sheriff Sgt Todd Touchet outside a Zwolle area bar. Sepulvado faces a second degree murder indictment and has pleaded not guilty.
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South Louisiana
Zwolle
Charles Adams
Joseph Lee Sepulvado
Vermilion Parish
Todd Touchet
Touchet
Tammy
Adams
Tammy Touchet
Sepulvado
Sabine Parish
Don Burkett
Touchett
Sabine
Mardi Gras Frenzy Grips New Orleans French Quarter
Swarms pack Bourbon Street as costumed revelers in the French Quarter and along the Gulf Coast chase beads. Visitors from Dublin to New York toast at bars, while celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg and Britney Spears are slated to ride in parades. Tourism officials expect record crowds over the long weekend as mild weather and spring break draw huge crowds.
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New Orleans
Jim Hennesy
Dublin
Ohio
Molly’s
Market
Bourbon Street
Royal Sonesta Hotel
French Quarter
Jeannine Landry
Whoopi Goldberg
Luke Perry
Harry Connick Jr
Britney Spears
Wetlands rules likely spare New Orleans area officials
Federal regulators plan tougher nationwide wetlands rules to curb losses, but New Orleans officials expect little impact locally. Army Corps specialist Jackie Purrington says only a few isolated-wetland permits come through annually, and the new streamlined process could shorten reviews to about 45 days. The changes end the general nationwide permit for most projects and require individual permits for wetlands of 0.5 acres or more, shifting scrutiny away from coastal Louisiana where wetlands are dense. Rep. Billy Tauzin questions effects on property rights and urges Congress review, noting potential for more compensation debates.
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New Orleans
Clinton
Jackie Purrington
Army Corps of Engineers
Billy Tauzin
R-Chackbay
Louisiana
Congress
Tauzin
Kindergarten student faces expulsion over threat at Rapides school
A 5-year-old boy at Lessie Moore Elementary in Pineville is up for expulsion after allegedly threatening to shoot a female classmate in the chest. The district says the incident is under investigation and a hearing had not yet been scheduled.
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Rapides Parish
Lessie Moore
Pineville
Henry Shorter
Shorter
Thomas Roque
Flint
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