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Robert Bebee Jr. was arrested Thursday night following a traffic stop in DeRidder and charged with simple escape and illegal possession of a stolen firearm.

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Thu Feb 27, 2014

The Town Talk

Beauregard schools consider relaxing dress code

DERIDDER -- A policy review committee has voted to relax the Beauregard Parish school system's dress code and to ban electronic cigarettes and gauge piercings in the upcoming school year.

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Mon Feb 24, 2014

KPLC-TV Lake Charles

LDAF hosts shade tree sale

If you're looking for a shade tree for your yard, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry is hosting a shade tree sale.

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Wed Feb 19, 2014

The Town Talk

Your Mail 2-19-14: Common Core? No, thanks ... Schools, not prisons ... A pleasant change

In my opinion, the answer is we do not. The way I see this, the Common Core plan is one size fits all.

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The Town Talk

From the Past: Feb. 19

Plant expanding: A $130.2 million expansion of Boise Southern Co.' s DeRidder pulp and paper mill was announced.

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Sun Feb 16, 2014

The Town Talk

Labor Legacies: Bunkie hosts Smithsonian exhibit about work

Monday was a rainy day in Bunkie, with yet another winter storm in the offing, but the dismal weather did little to dampen the enthusiasm of Mayor Mike Robertson as he scurried around Haas Auditorium in jeans and a casual work shirt.

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