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Saturday Oct 31 | Associated Content

The Purple Passion Fruit

Passion fruit resembles the pomegranate fruit. The fruit grows on a climbing vine and it's leaves are a deep green glossy color.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

WGNO

TPSO Searching for Missing Independence Boy

Tangipahoa Parish Sherrif's deputies are trying to find a missing 14-year-old Independence boy.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

4 WWL-TV

Eight-year-old grocery store murder case begins

Testimony began Wednesday in a murder trial that shook the town of Independence eight years ago.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

The Daily Advertiser

An industry at the crossroads

Briggs, president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association. 'If they're able to accomplish , it would reduce drilling activity by 30 to 40 percent.' Under the Senate bill, emissions from power plants, refineries and factories would face increasingly stringent limits - or caps - until 2050.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

News-Star

Brown Bag Concert features Celtic performer

Mairtin de Cogain will be the performer at the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council Brown Bag Concert from noon to 1 p.m. Oct.

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Mon Oct 19, 2009

Times-Picayune

Chalmette man wanted in burglary caught hiding in father's attic

A Chalmette man wanted on a burglary warrant in St. Bernard Parish was arrested Friday after a tipster led authorities to his father's home in Tangipahoa Parish, where he was caught hiding in the attic.

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Sat Oct 17, 2009

WWL-TV New Orleans

30-year-old burglary suspect found hiding in father's attic

A 30-year-old burglary suspect was found hiding in the attic of his father's home by deputies Friday, according to the St.

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Thu Oct 15, 2009

WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

Tangipahoa litter creating problems

Tangipahoa Parish's litter problem is creating high levels of pollution in Ponchatoula Creek and Yellow Water River, two main water drainage routes for central and south Tangipahoa Parish.

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Tue Oct 13, 2009

Louisiana State Police

Passenger Killed in One-Vehicle Crash

Louisiana State Police investigated a single-vehicle serious injury crash this morning shortly before 6:30 am on LA 441 in Livingston Parish.

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Mon Oct 05, 2009

Times-Picayune

Sisters immortalized in stained glass have complicated past

The window, first of all, is beautiful. Traditional stained glass can be problematic in churches where Unitarian Universalists gather, averse as they are to creeds and dogmas, even the surface trappings of traditional religion.

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Sat Sep 12, 2009

The Daily Star

Primarily, it's all about winning

ONEONTA _ It's a primary showdown between a college student and a former college president.

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Wed Sep 09, 2009

Teacher Magazine

Tangipahoa desegregation plan back in court

Attorneys for both sides were in New Orleans federal court to offer closing arguments over the School Board's proposed desegregation plan in the 46-year-old case.

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Sat Sep 05, 2009

WGNO

17-year-old Arrested On 19 Felony Charges

Ponchatoula officers previously arrested Malcolm Jones, 17, of Bickham Chapel Rd, Independence on July 26, 2009, and charged him with the following offenses : 14-counts vehicle burglary 1-count auto theft 1-count attempted auto theft 1-count burglary of inhabited dwelling 1-count possession of stolen property 1-count theft 1-count resisting an ...

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Mon Aug 31, 2009

Shreveport Times

Saturday

The influence on Shreveport's finances of excessive overtime payments and the city's secret loan to the Independence Bowl were among fodder for discussion.

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Wed Aug 12, 2009

2theadvocate.com

Ex-fire chief pleads to funds theft

A former Independence fire chief pleaded no contest Monday to felony theft for his mishandling of $32,000 in department funds during his tenure.

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2theadvocate.com

Ex-fire chief pleads to funds theft

A former Independence fire chief pleaded no contest Monday to felony theft for his mishandling of $32,000 in department funds during his tenure.

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Sun Aug 02, 2009

News-Star

Headstone placed at Revolutionary War veteran's grave

At the end of a dirt road against the edge of Ouachita Parish, a Revolutionary War veteran finally got his due.

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Fri Jul 31, 2009

WWL-AM New Orleans

Police: Drunk driver wrecked car, robbed good Samaritan, and attacked officer

Tangipahoa Parish authorities say alcohol appears to be a factor in the case of an Independence man who allegedly stole items from a man who gave him a ride.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Times-Picayune

Artist Jose Maria Cundin talks about his new work at Galerie Gigi

Artist Jose Maria Cundin with his 'The Unanimous Declaration of Independence of the United States of America,' on display at Galerie GiGi in New Orleans.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

2theadvocate.com

Investigation leads to hrimp plant search

State and federal fisheries agents executed a search warrant at the DoRan Seafood LLC shrimp plant in Independence this morning in an ongoing joint investigation of the illegal repackaging of foreign shrimp as domestic product, a state wildlife official said today.

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