LRA to keep fighting FEMA on flood maps (1/18)

By HECTOR SAN MIGUELAMERICAN PRESSThe Louisiana Recovery Authority director says his agency “is reviewing its legal options” to stop the implementation of 2008 preliminary flood zone maps of coastal parishes that the state considers “flawed.”Paul Rainwater, LRA director, made the comments Friday after the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied a Dec. 16 request to delay [...]

Pegues gets manslaughter (1/18)

By VINCENT LUPOAMERICAN PRESSA Calcasieu Parish jury on Saturday rejected a second-degree murder verdict in the trial of a man they found to have played a role in the 2007 shooting death of a Calcasieu Parish deputy.The jury of seven men and five women instead unanimously voted to convict Daniel Pegues, 31, of manslaughter and [...]

Cards caught off guard (1/18)

By ALEX HICKEYAMERICAN PRESSAs it turns out, McNeese State’s guards can play, too.The Cowboys’ backcourt put together arguably its finest performance of the season, outplaying its veteran Lamar counterparts in a much-needed 75-63 Southland Conference victory.Shooting guard Diego Kapelan broke out of a slump with a career-high 26 points, and point guard C.J. Collins had [...]

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