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3 hrs ago | KLFY-TV Lafayette

Suspect Arrested in Connection with Officer Involved Shooting

Today, detectives with Louisiana State Police arrested 30-year-old Jarvin Malveaux of Lafayette, for his involvement in the officer involved shooting which took place on the night of May 21, 2012.

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5 hrs ago | KLFY-TV Lafayette

LEDA: Lafayette unemployment drop

Lafayette, LA - In April, Lafayette Parish unemployment numbers continued to decline.

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10 hrs ago | Alexandria Daily Town Talk

La., Ind. missing-person cases not linked, police say

Michaela "Mickey" Shunick of Lafayette was last seen early May 19 when she left a friend's residence on her bicycle to go home.

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15 hrs ago | KLFY-TV Lafayette

Carencro Flood Protection

The mayor is still waiting to hear from the Army Corps of Engineers on an extension to pay for flood protection.

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Tue May 29, 2012

WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

New details released in Shunick investigation

The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office arrested former LSU football safety Norman Lejeune Sunday.

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TMNews.com

No links seen in missing La., Ind. student cases

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The Times-Picayune

For kids at Lafayette Academy, Dominican students are "a gift from heaven"

For the past two school years, students from St. Mary's Dominican High School have taken the two-block walk from their campus on Walmsley Avenue to Lafayette Academy on South Carrollton Avenue, where they've helped the children with homework after school and played with them on the playground.

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The Advocate

by robert stewart Advocate staff writer

Authorities called off a search Monday in an area under Interstate 10 near Whiskey Bay where the bicycle of missing college student Michaela "Mickey" Shunick was found Sunday, a Lafayette police spokesman said.

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Mon May 28, 2012

WDSU-TV New Orleans

Businesses join search for missing student

The search for a University of Lafayette student, missing now for more than a week, is intensifying on the ground and online.

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KPLC-TV Lake Charles

Tributes paid to fallen servicemen and women in SWLA

He's 51 years old and pursuing a dream not just for his own satisfaction but with the idea of educating and inspiring others.

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KPLC-TV Lake Charles

Cigarette causes home fire in Lake Charles

After local fisherman found a bike- police later confirming belonged to missing Lafayette woman, Mickey Shunick- under the Whiskey Bay Bridge tonight.

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Newsday

Missing Louisiana student has similarities to Lauren Spierer case, cops say

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The Advocate

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The key figures behind River Ranch are moving forward with a 125-acre residential and commercial development in north Lafayette.

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The Daily Advertiser

Mother remembers son killed in battle

Bring on the end of the week! Walk-On's hosts a special sunset party every Thursday, starting at 3... Patrick Williamson, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2009, is honored along with other military alumni of St.

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The Daily Advertiser

Zydeco Extravaganza returns

Today we observe the 11th Memorial Day in a row while at war - the longest period of combat in our... A big play often brings fans to their feet at Minute Maid Park, and it was no different last Sunday... Even temperatures in the mid-90s couldn't keep these zydeco fans from dancing the afternoon away to the music of Koray Broussard and the Zydeco ... (more)

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The Daily Advertiser

Family, friends gather for benefit

Bring on the end of the week! Walk-On's hosts a special sunset party every Thursday, starting at 3... Guitarist Roy Duplechain of Vagabond Swing performs during a benefit concert to raise money for the search for Mickey Shunick Sunday evening at Parc International in Lafayette.

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Sun May 27, 2012

KOLD-TV Tucson

Missing La. student's bike found under bridge

Quebec students and the provincial government return to the bargaining table on Monday in a high-stakes attempt to put an end to a months-long dispute over tuition hikes that has led to clashes with police and mass arrests.

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The Advocate

Missing Lafayette girl's bicycle found

The bicycle belonging to missing college student Michaela "Mickey" Shunick was found Sunday by a fisherman, police spokesman Cpl.

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Daily World

Natalie Prejean and Dustin Guidroz

Natalie Ann Prejean, of Brusly, and Dustin Blake Guidroz, of Opelousas, will marry in a 7 p.m. ceremony July 27 at St.

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The Daily Advertiser

Michael Zemke, Jr. and Sarah Andrepont

Sarah Elizabeth Andrepont and Michael David Zemke, Jr., both of Lafayette, were united in marriage on June 23, 2012 during a 7 p.m. ceremony held at St.

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