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This might sound like a stupid question, but who is responsible if a Mardi Gras float hits someone?
As is usually the case with legal questions, both civil and criminal, it depends on the circumstances. But — assuming here the reader refers to civil law — R.S. 9:2796 provides a guide. ...
BY ERIC CORMIER / AMERICAN PRESS
Smothered deer and pork sausage and potatoes. Uncomplicated, savory and filling. That is what I thought when my brother in all things culinary –– Brad Puckett –– told me about a dinner he prepared for his family a few days ago. As a result, potatoes and sausage have been o ...
BY ANDREW PERZO / AMERICAN PRESS
Are the temporary speed limit signs — 25 mph — I see on Weaver Road and by Prien Lake Park on Henderson Bayou Road legally binding? I appreciate the need to protect children, but these signs are flimsy and end up in the road. Does the sheriff approve of these? The signs, which list s ...BY ANDREW PERZO / AMERICAN PRESS
Coming into Iowa from I-10 there’s a partially demolished service station that’s been that way for over a year. Can the city do anything about this eyesore? “In mid-September of 2011, we sent a newsletter to each resident asking for their cooperation in improving the appearance ...
SOILEAU — The sounds of Cajun and Zydeco music echoed through the countryside Monday as hundreds of revelers roamed the back
roads of rural All ...
An Iowa businessman wants the chairman of the Lake Charles Planning and Zoning Commission to step down after a controversial
vote involving a planned ...
A weekend of Carnival revelry will come to an end today with several Fat Tuesday parades and chicken runs in the area.
Two parades will make their wa ...
Today’s college and university students have
had opportunities throughout their educational journeys to learn about black history in a way th ...
Matt Flynn is about to be somebody’s NFL starting quarterback.
He had to wait four years, but that’s OK. He’s done it before. He& ...
Only the future and the unpredictable nature of tournament play will determine whether tonight’s game between McNeese State
and Texas-Arlington ...
McNeese’s baseball team continues its season-opening road trip today, two hours from home, when the Cowboys travel to face
LSU. But several Mc ...
SULPHUR — The postseason drought is over for the Sulphur Lady Tors, who beat Terrebonne 54-33 in a Class 5A bi-district game
Monday night, its ...
The Children’s Theatre Company attended the 2012 Louisiana Thespian Festival on Jan. 27-28 on the campus of Northwestern State
University in Na ...“The Hell of ’63,” a 2009 Dutch film, will be presented free by Calcasieu Cinema International at 7 p.m. Feb. 24 in the Central
Sch ...
The McNeese State University Cowboy Marching
Band is one of five university marching bands selected for video performance at the 2012 College Band ...
“Grace and Glorie,” a play that opens at the Lake Charles Little Theater at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24, is a great vehicle for the
two actresses, ...
