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  1. Police: Elderly man kills ex-wife in Boyce areaRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | The Town Talk

    By Abbey Brown abrown@thetowntalk.com 487-6387 BOYCE -- The elderly Colfax-area man who police say shot and killed his ex-wife called family and police minutes after shooting the 81-year-old woman.

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    Related Topix: Boyce, LA, Violent Crime

  2. Elderly Colfax man arrested in ex-wife's deathRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 18 | Shreveport Times

    The elderly Colfax-area man who police say shot and killed his ex-wife called family and police minutes after shooting the 81-year-old woman.

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    Related Topix: Boyce, LA, Alexandria, LA

  3. Police: Elderly man kills ex-wife in Boyce areaRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | The Town Talk

    The elderly Colfax-area man who police say shot and killed his ex-wife called family and police minutes after shooting the 81-year-old woman.

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Boyce, LA

  4. Read CommentsRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | The Town Talk

    ... family owns in the Boyce area in the 4900 block of Hot Wells Road while Richard Hargis was staying at the family's Colfax-area home. Sometime between 6 and 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Richard Hargis shot Doris Hargis at the Hot Wells Road home and then left ...

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    Related Topix: Boyce, LA

  5. Vernon E. AltenbergerRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 10 | The Town Talk

    ... with Rev. Leland Briggs officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ball. Mr. Altenberger, 80, of Colfax, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2009 in his residence. His daughter, Loretta Sue Wright; one son, Shane Altenberger; one ...

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  6. Thousands flock to Colfax for annual Pecan FestivalRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 8 | The Town Talk

    Thousands crowded the downtown streets of Colfax Saturday afternoon for the 41st annual Louisiana Pecan Festival.

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    Related Topix: Life, Food, Food Festival, Louisiana, Montgomery, LA, Shreveport, LA

  7. Calendar of EventsRead the original story

    Friday Nov 6 | The Town Talk

    ... blood donors. For information, call (318) 445-7439. LA. PECAN FESTIVAL: Today, Saturday and Sunday, Held in downtown Colfax, Festival events include: The Grand Parade, live music, contests and fireworks. "CINDERELLA" RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S PLAY: 7 ...

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    Related Topix: Alexandria, LA, Louisiana, Pineville, LA, Boyce, LA, Events

  8. Goin' nuts: 41st annual Pecan Festival to draw familiar faces, newcomers

    Thursday Nov 5 | The Town Talk

    People searching for a good piece of pecan pie -- and a slice of pure Americana -- can make their way to Main Street in Colfax this weekend for the 41st annual Louisiana Pecan Festival.

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    Related Topix: Life, Food, Food Festival, Ball, LA

  9. Cenla officials preach caution as Halloween approaches

    Wednesday Oct 28 | The Town Talk

    ... Office isn't setting any official parishwide times. Dry Prong trick-or-treating will take place from 5 to 7 p.m., Colfax from 5-8 p.m., Pollock from 6-8 p.m., and Georgetown from 6-9 p.m. Montgomery has no set time. Avoyelles Parish, meanwhile, also ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Halloween, Alexandria, LA, Pineville, LA, Family, Kids, Dry Prong, LA

  10. Grant Parish Fatal CrashRead the original story

    Oct 26, 2009 | Louisiana State Police

    ... Hwy 71 south of LA Hwy 1241 at L & J Farms. The crash involved a 2004 Mazda, driven by Arthur T. Loyd (B/M 49 yrs) of Colfax, LA and a 2002 Chevrolet Malibu, driven by Charles Turner (B/M 28 yrs) of Alexandria, LA. The Mazda was north bound on US ...

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    Related Topix: Alexandria, LA, Louisiana

  11. Grant Parish Fatal Crash

    Oct 5, 2009 | Louisiana State Police

    ... Anthony K. Ammons (W/M 46 yrs) of Pineville, LA and a 1998 Ford pickup, driven by Jason H. Sheppard (W/M 36 yrs) of Colfax, LA. The Chevrolet was east bound on LA Hwy 8 and the Ford was west bound on LA Hwy 8. Prior to the crash between these two ...

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    Related Topix: Boyce, LA, Pineville, LA, Louisiana

  12. The Top Three Town Festivals For Fall FoodiesRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 1, 2009 | Jaunted

    ... an excellent daytrip from Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus and northern Indiana. Louisiana Pecan Festival in Colfax, LA : Not everything is all about apple products during autumn; pecans get some play down south, everywhere from Georgia to ...

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    Related Topix: Grand Rapids, OH, Agriculture, Science, Life, Food, Food Festival, Travel

  13. Robin Granger DuBoisRead the original story

    Sep 23, 2009 | The Town Talk

    ... for Robin Granger DuBois will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, September 25, 2009, in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Colfax with Rev. John Cunningham officiating. Interment will be in the Colfax Cemetery under the direction of Kramer of Colfax. Robin ...

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  14. FloodRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 22, 2009 | Water Dissolves Water

    What an epic storm! After getting soaked last week in Colfax, Louisiana, and having my flight back home delayed by an hour due to weather, the clouds apparently followed me back to Atlanta.

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    Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Flood, Atlanta, GA, Weather

  15. Show Me The ColfaxRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 14, 2009 | Water Dissolves Water

    ... me up much of the night before. I caught the 8:45 flight to Alexandria, rented a car from National, and drove back to Colfax, Louisiana , where I had done some field work last spring. The site had certainly grown up since then. In fact, it was damn ...

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    Related Topix: Weather

  16. Racial profiling briefly acknowledged ... now what?Read the original story w/Photo

    Sep 7, 2009 | San Francisco Bay View

    ... experience received recognition. Harold Phillips didn't have such powerful friends. The 54-year-old Black man from Colfax, Louisiana, was horse-playing with his sister eight days after the Gates incident. A young, white cop thought it was a fight ...

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    Related Topix: Cambridge, MA

  17. Colfax Family Fun Day is Saturday, Sept. 5Read the original story

    Sep 3, 2009 | The Town Talk

    Families and their children are invited to the Colfax Family Fun Day from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

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  18. What are you reading now? | Tom GjeltenRead the original story

    Aug 25, 2009 | Miami.com

    ''I'm almost finished with The Day Freedom Died by Charles Lane. The horror of the 1873 massacre of more than 80 black men by white supremacists in Colfax, Louisiana, is deepened by Lane's infuriating account of the U.S. government's subsequent betrayal of the Reconstruction promise of equal justice for all.''

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    Related Topix: Charles Lane, Entertainment

  19. Grand jury indicts Colfax police officerRead the original story

    Aug 13, 2009 | The Shreveport Times

    COLFAX, La. - A Colfax police officer has been indicted in a July fatal shooting while he was on duty.

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime

  20. Grand jury indicts Colfax police officer

    Aug 13, 2009 | The Daily Advertiser

    COLFAX, La. - A Colfax police officer has been indicted in a July fatal shooting while he was on duty.

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime

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