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The Ouachita River will likely fall below flood stage in Monroe on Thursday for the first time in almost two months, but the falling river will likely take more bank with it as it recedes.

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Sat Dec 12, 2009

KNOE-TV Monroe

Levee inspection nears; cave-ins cause pointing of fingers

As the Ouachita River continues its gradual fall, bank cave-ins are now a growing concern.

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Thu Dec 10, 2009

News-Star

Report: Man was drunk, asleep in car

Louisiana state troopers Tuesday night awoke a Columbia man and charged him with drunk driving.

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Tue Dec 08, 2009

KSLA-TV Shreveport

Tornado Watch issued for parts of Ark-La-Tex

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for parts of the Ark-La-Tex. The watch is expected to remain in effect until 9 p.m. tonight.

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Mon Dec 07, 2009

Monroe News Star

Safety keeps season joyful

Four Thanksgiving holiday deaths in Union and Caldwell parishes cut short young lives and shattered their families.

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Sat Dec 05, 2009

Monroe News Star

Parades to march through Monroe area

The tradition of holiday parades continues Friday and Saturday with two Twin Cities parades and others just a few miles away.

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Thu Dec 03, 2009

News-Star

Columbia man charged with vehicular homicide

Ouachita parish deputies arrested a Columbia man Tuesday afternoon on a warrant accusing him of vehicular homicide.

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Mon Nov 30, 2009

News-Star

Columbia woman dies after being ejected from car

A 19-year-old Columbia woman who was not wearing her seat belt was killed Sunday night after being ejected from her vehicle.

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Tue Nov 24, 2009

KNOE-TV Monroe

Coroner: Woman Dies From Fallen Display at Walmart

KNOE 8 News has learned that an 86-year old Columbia woman died over the weekend.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

Monroe News Star

Grayson, Clarks police continue searching for 8 people on drug charges

Grayson and Clarks police officers today were looking for eight people on drug charges.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

KSLA-TV Shreveport

Taking steps to improve LA daycares

SHREVEPORT, LA There's bad news for Louisiana daycares. According to a new report, the state comes in next to last when it comes to the quality of child care agencies.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

KNOE-TV Monroe

A Caldwell Parish woman dies in highway accident

The accident happened around 5:30 in the afternoon yesterday on LA Highway 133. State troopers say 69-year-old Marguerite Hatten from Columbia stopped her van on the side of the road and backed up to help another driver.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

News-Star

Caldwell Parish woman dies following 2-vehicle crash late Sunday afternoon

A Caldwell Parish woman died Sunday following a two-vehicle crash on Louisiana 133 in Caldwell Parish late Sunday afternoon.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

News-Star

Grand jury indicts in child's death, vehicular homicide

A formal charge of second-degree murder was filed Friday against a man accused of killing his girlfriend's 11-month-old baby in September.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

United States Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard closes 111 miles of Ouachita River

MEMPHIS, Tenn. The Coast Guard closed 111 miles of the Ouachita River from mile marker 221 near the Louisiana and Arkansas border to mile marker 110 near Columbia, La., to all recreational and commercial traffic due to extreme high water and strong current conditions.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

Ouachita River surpasses 47 feet

The swollen Ouachita River has topped 47 feet, but the rate of its rise has slowed and the levee system remains intact.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

KLFY-TV Lafayette

State Monitors Levee Situation

The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and The Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority are closely monitoring river stages in the Ouachita River Basin.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

KNOE-TV Monroe

Under the October sky: Be Storm Ready

Thursday morning, The Ouachita Parish Police Jury declared the parish under a State of Emergency.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

KNOE-TV Monroe

State of Emergency: levees begin to fail along river

The Tensas Levee District says it is time to fix problems along the Ouachita River levee in Caldwell Parish, or troubles lie ahead.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

News-Star

Board takes emergency action to repair caving levee in Columbia

Tensas Basin Levee District board members took emergency action Tuesday to stabilize a caving bank on the Ouachita River in Columbia to avert a possible levee failure if the water continues to rise.

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