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No Pigeon Fever here...yet

December 21, 2011 James Gulledge

At least 30 recent cases of a bacterial infection in horses commonly known as Pigeon Fever have been reported to Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry according to a December 8 press release.

No cases have been reported so far in the northwest part of the state, however horses and their handlers who travel to other regions could unwittingly bring the contagious disease to the area.

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Woman picks fight with police

December 21, 2011 Bonnie Culverhouse

Picking a fight with a couple of police officers landed a Minden woman in jail.

Shekita A. Petry, 44, of the 100 block of Country Lane, was arrested for battery on an offi...

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Parish drivers pass test

December 20, 2011 Bonnie Culverhouse

A sobriety checkpoint in Webster Parish yielded only one DWI arrest over the weekend. But Sheriff Gary Sexton said he still deems the effort a huge success.

"The DWI arres...

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Court upholds Camp ruling

December 20, 2011 Bonnie Culverhouse

The highest court in the state has upheld a ruling by the 26th Judicial District Court and a Minden man returned to jail to serve time for planning to burn down Horseshoe...

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Riley report: halfway there

December 20, 2011 Sandra Samuel

When there is a need, Webster Parish residents respond. The goal to raise $5,000 for the family of Riley Peyton Bailey, a toddler recently diagnosed with Phelan-McDermid ...