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Local man pleads guilty to battery following 2015 killing

EDGARD — A local man facing an attempted murder trial pleaded guilty this week to aggravated battery as ...

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Gun possession triggers 5-year jail sentence for local man

LAPLACE — Gun possession cost a local man, previously spared jail time because of a clean record, five ...

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Det. Walker uncovers fraudulent prescription conspiracy, leads to indictment of 8

LAPLACE — St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre named Detective Jonathan Walker as Officer of the ...

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Police says man shot in LaPlace not cooperating

LAPLACE — A local man shot in the arm in broad daylight is not helping authorities locate the ...

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St. John Parish arrests report: 12/11 – 12/13

12/11 Jordan L. Howard, 31, 194 W. 5th St., Vacherie, fugitive warrant from St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office Terry ...

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4 sentenced (2 for life) in heroin and cocaine case that targeted River Region

NEW ORLEANS — Federal prosecutors secured a second life-in-prison sentence in the prosecution of a heroin and cocaine ...

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St. John Parish arrests report: 12/4 – 12/10

12/4 Michael White Jr., 39, 172 E. 22nd St., Reserve, violation of protective orders (misdemeanor) Rashan D. Kelly, 24, ...

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Sheriff: Growing crystal meth trend concerns police

LAPLACE — The LaPlace traffic stop seizure of a half pound of methamphetamine and corresponding drug-dealing arrest are ...

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2 out-of-town men arrested for LaPlace armed robbery spree

LAPLACE — Police announced Monday they arrested two out-of-town men believed responsible for the Nov. 26 armed robbery ...

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LaPlace carjacking thwarted by lack of car keys

LAPLACE — A lack of car keys might have prevented the escalation of a brazen carjacking attempt this ...

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