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Local news for Winnfield, LA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Friday Aug 29 | Department of Defense News

Louisiana National Guard Gears Up for Gustav

As Tropical Storm Gustav gains strength and approaches the Gulf Coast, about 3,000 Louisiana citizen-soldiers and -airmen have been activated in support of emergency operations and are prepared to support civil ...

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Related Topix: Natchitoches, LA, Hurricane, Hurricane Gustav, Weather, Alexandria, LA, Colfax, LA, Ruston, LA

Fri Aug 22, 2008

News-Star

Officer pleads innocent to charges in Taser death

WINNFIELD - The former Winnfield police officer accused of killing a suspect by shocking him multiple times with a Taser stun gun has pleaded innocent to charges of manslaughter and malfeasance in office.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Thu Aug 21, 2008

Sunherald.com

Former La. police officer arraigned in Taser death

A former police officer accused of repeatedly jolting a handcuffed man with a Taser before he died pleaded not guilty Thursday to a manslaughter charge.

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Sun Aug 17, 2008

New America Media

Louisiana Cop Indicted for Tasering Handcuffed Suspect to Death

Black America Web.com , News Report, Sherrel Wheeler Stewart, Posted: Aug 17, 2008 A former Winnfield, Louisiana policeman could face up to 45 years in jail if convicted on charges he killed a suspect by ...

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Sat Aug 16, 2008

AlterNet.org

White Cop Indicted for Tasering an African American Man to Death

Posted by Steven D., Booman Tribune at 3:21 PM on August 15, 2008. Will the officer be punished justly for tasering a man to death? Probably not, still we should, I suppose, be happy he was indicted at all.

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Fri Aug 15, 2008

Plastic.com

Don't Tase Me, Bro

No jury in the United States has ever convicted a police officer for killing someone with a taser, but there's a first time for everything .

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Wed Aug 13, 2008

CNN

Officer charged in death of Tasered man

A Louisiana grand jury indicted a former police officer on a manslaughter charge in the death of a man who was Tasered nine times while handcuffed, prosecutors said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Drugs

KXMA-TV Dickinson

Former La. police officer indicted in Taser death

A former police officer accused of repeatedly jolting a handcuffed man with a Taser before he died has been indicted on a manslaughter charge.

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Tue Aug 12, 2008

Final Call

Taser death ruled a homicide, family wants justice

A young Black male in Winnfield, La., made it to his 21st birthday on January 12.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Mon Aug 11, 2008

The Oregonian

Lawsuit filed over Taser death

The family of a central Louisiana man who died after a police officer repeatedly jolted him with a Taser filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Monday, on the eve of a grand jury's probe of the case.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News

Fri Aug 08, 2008

News-Star

Northbound U.S. 167 lane closed in Winn after manhole collapses, roadway caves in

WINNFIELD -- U.S. 167 Northbound in Winn Parish will be closed to traffic until further notice.

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Wed Aug 06, 2008

Ground Report

Louisiana

In front of Red Cross offices in both Houston and New Orleans, picket lines were formed by survivors of the federal flood during Hurricane Katrina.

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Related Topix: New Orleans, LA

Mon Aug 04, 2008

News-Star

Police still using Tasers despite Winnfield death

The death of a Winnfield man zapped by a police officer with a Taser stun gun has been the subject of much conversation in the local law enforcement community.

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Related Topix: Alexandria, LA

News-Star

Areas lose power following storms

Entergy emergency crews from south Louisiana were in the area Sunday after storms swept through northern Louisiana during the night, causing widespread damage.

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Related Topix: Louisiana, Tallulah, LA, Jonesboro, LA, Bastrop, LA, Shreveport Metro

Sat Aug 02, 2008

News-Star

Bible teacher Beth Moore will appear live via satellite at Rocky Branch Assembly of God

When event coordinator Carmen Horne heard that churches had the opportunity to host a live simulcast with popular Bible teacher Beth Moore, she said she jumped at the opportunity.

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Related Topix: Jonesboro, LA

Wed Jul 30, 2008

Daily Journal of Commerce

Louisiana DOTD considers $157 million in bids at June bid letting

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development considered bids totaling more than $157 million at its June 25 public bid opening.

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Related Topix: Alexandria, LA, Port Allen, LA, Metairie, LA, Farmerville, LA, Louisiana

News-Star

Winn Parish teen shot in head

A 15-year-old Winn Parish boy was in critical condition Friday night after another boy accidentally shot him in the head with a rifle Friday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Joyce, LA

Fri Jul 25, 2008

News-Star

Gov. Jindal again says he won't be VP during Winnfield visit

WINNFIELD -- Gov. Bobby Jindal said Thursday he never has been asked to join the Republican presidential ticket and that if Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, 2008 Presidential Election

Thu Jul 24, 2008

Polimom Says

Winnfield, Louisiana: A great American Home Town

How nice. If you visit this small city's website, you'll learn that Winnfield, Louisiana was named Louisiana's top Home Town in February 2001.

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Related Topix: Federal Prisons

Mon Jun 30, 2008

The Shreveport Times

Noise Mitigation Program community meeting set for today

Air Reunion, LLC is holding a public meeting today to inform residents of Mooretown and Hollywood Heights neighborhoods of the Shreveport Regional Airport Noise Mitigation Program.

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