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Bienville Parish man who evaded sentencing for 3 decades denied new trial
HOMER, La. — A Ringgold man convicted of felony crimes in 1991 has been denied a new trial after evading the law and sentencing for 32 years. Greg Max Lawson, 64, was shuffled into the Claiborne Parish courtroom Monday in handcuffs, shackles and a striped jail jumpsuit. While waiting to get onto the courthouse elevator, Lawson told KTBS, “I’ve seen better days.”
Police Jury holding July meeting today – Agenda Attached
The Bienville Parish Police Jury will be convening for their July regular meeting Wednesday, July 10 at 9 a.m. at the Bienville Parish Courthouse in Arcadia. The Bienville Parish Journal will be live streaming the meeting on Facebook. Agenda:
Local Family Support and Coaching Program Helps First-Time Mothers and Their Families
The Louisiana Department of Health currently provides voluntary, no-cost home visiting services to families in our community. To qualify for home visiting services, families must be eligible for one or more of the following services:. Medicaid. Social Security Income (SSI) Special Supplemental Nutritional Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
ADVERTISEMENT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES
PROJECT: The Town of Arcadia/Bienville Parish is seeking assistance for engineering services for Disaster Recovery CDBG funds and subsequent implementation of the Hazel Street Flood Mitigation Project. THE PROJECT INVOLVES (BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO): Upgrading the sewer lift station located on east Daniel Street; installation of culverts along the...
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Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Thursday Night. Partly cloudy, with a low...
Six hog hunters cheated to win contests in Louisiana, agents say. Now they’re arrested
Six winners of hog hunting contests now face criminal charges in Louisiana after they were accused of cheating. All six were charged with hunting contest fraud and criminal conspiracy, and five were accused of violating interstate commerce as well, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said June 12. Their...
Louisiana Men Facing Fraud Charges for Cheating in Hog Contests
It has been alleged that six Louisiana men did not follow the rules and in fact committed fraud through their participation in two different hunting contests. The contests in question are the Dingler Wild Hog Roundup which was held in Bienville Parish this past February. The other contest in which fraud was alleged to have occurred was the Swamp Time Hog Hunt in Caldwell Parish which was held in March.
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