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1. Teen charged in car theft

   Tuesday Nov 17 | Daily World

   An Opelousas teenager, who was reported missing Saturday evening from the Acadiana Marine Institute in Branch, has been located.

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2. Tax, bond proposals on ballot Saturday

   Thursday Nov 12 | WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

   ... review a 10-year, 7.44-mill property tax for Road District 7. The tax generates about $55,000 a year. Voters in the Branch community of Acadia Parish will decide whether to renew a 10-year, 8.01-mill tax for Fire Protection District 6. The tax ...

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   Related Topix: Opelousas, LA, Pine Prairie, LA, Perry, LA

3. Brown pelican comes back from the brink of extinction w/Photo

   Wednesday Nov 11 | NOLA.com

   ... of the Interior, along with U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., made the announcement Wednesday afternoon at Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge in Lacombe. See a gallery of photographs of brown pelicans on Salt Bayou. U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

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4. John "Johnny" Comeaux

   Mar 3, 2009 | Abbeville Meridional

   Funeral services will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church at 2:30 p.m. for John Paul a oeJohnnya Comeaux, 49, who died Saturday, February 28, 2009 at his residence in Branch.

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5. Recruiting: Miles, Saban continue to battle for prospects from the South

   Thursday Nov 5 | The Daily Reveille

   ... talent level goes - a win this weekend could really help LSU with some of those kids," Shipp said. ---- Contact Chris Branch at cbranch@lsureveille.com Comments Jindal proposes laws against sex offenders What a looser. He lost his credibility when ...

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6. On the Nov. 14 ballot

   Friday Oct 30 | 2theadvocate.com

   ... District 6 proposition To continue a 10-year, 8.01-mill property tax, generating an estimated $86,700 a year. (Branch area.) ASCENSION PARISH Sorrento Town Council Troy Braud, D Marvin L. Martin, D EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH Parishwide Metro Council ...

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7. Residents believe damage caused by tornado

   Oct 5, 2009 | WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

   People in Branch, Louisiana, which is just west of Lafayette, believe a tornado touched down there Sunday night.

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8. AMI Runaway Alert System

   Oct 2, 2009 | KLFY-TV Lafayette

   As we reported recently on Eyewitness News, two students of the AMI School in Branch ran away, but were caught and brought back to the school.

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9. Atchafalaya Voices

   Sep 6, 2009 | The Daily Advertiser

   ... Pointe-aux-Loups, or Wolf Point, near Iota took advantage of the newly built railroad on Southern Pacific's Midland Branch line, which ran from Midland to Eunice. Apparently the trains stopped at Curly C. Duson's newly built town of Iota, ...

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10. Boiled crawfish more than Cajun feast

    Jun 13, 2009 | Star-telegram.com

    ... crawfish is a big industry. Fruge Aquafarms is one of the most notable producers. Fruge has a 3,500-farm based in Branch, La., just west of Lafayette. The life of the crawfish, probably much like the lives of those early Cajun settlers, is ...

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