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updated: Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:28 pm

Homer News

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

Tuesday Jul 1 | Lake Cowichan Gazette

Music made for everyone

While Roots and Blues also hosts a wide array of multi-cultural and roots genres of music, the 16th Annual is most definitely jam-packed with some of the hottest blues artists on the planet - ' and no one is ...

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Sun Jun 22, 2008

News-Star

New 'The Q' is home, sweet home

A couple of months ago, while enjoying a steak at Moon's Cafe near Homer, I heard a familiar voice on the 70-year-old restaurant's official country music radio station.

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Related Topix: Dubach, LA, Athens, LA, Sibley, LA, Goldonna, LA, Eros, LA

Tue Jun 17, 2008

The Shreveport Times

Regional Briefs: Homer couple accused of fraud

SALINE - A driver who was stopped for improper lane use in Saline, along with his passenger, went to jail on drug charges, Bienville Sheriff John Ballance said.

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Related Topix: Creole, LA, Bienville, LA, Task Force, War Movies, Drama, Saline, LA

Tue Jun 10, 2008

The Shreveport Times

Homer couple charged with arson, fraud

HOMER - A husband and wife are accused of burning down their home to collect insurance money, according to information from Claiborne Parish Sheriff Ken Bailey.

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Related Topix: Haynesville, LA

Sat May 31, 2008

Seattle Weekly

Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay

Once more, Harold Lee and Kumar Patel are on a road trip, this time not in search of the perfect late-night slider-a positively Homerian quest-but the old college friend who can clear their good names with the ...

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Related Topix: Kal Penn, War Movies, Drama, Homeland Security, US News, Camp Delta, Movies, Entertainment

Wed May 21, 2008

The Shreveport Times

Regional Briefs: Natchitoches teens arrested in murder plot

HOMER - A Summerville man who was speeding on U.S. Highway 79 in Claiborne Parish ended up going to jail on a drug charge after a suspected marijuana-filled cigarette was found in the vehicle, Claiborne Parish ...

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Related Topix: Drugs, Natchitoches, LA

Sat May 17, 2008

The Shreveport Times

Regional Briefs: Courthouse electrical system to be upgraded

“There's not enough electrical capacity”

ARCADIA - The Bienville Parish Courthouse will get an electrical upgrade in the coming weeks. via The Shreveport Times

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Related Topix: Arcadia, LA, Haynesville, LA, Gibsland, LA, Grand Cane, LA, Drugs

Thu May 15, 2008

Recordonline.com - The Times Herald-R...

Port coffee shop to stay open

“It's hard to think about Port Jervis without Homer's”

Rumors have been flying around that Homer's Coffee Shop, an institution dating back to the 1950s, is closing. via Recordonline.com - The Times Herald-R...

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Related Topix: Breakfast, Life, Food

Tue May 13, 2008

The Shreveport Times

Regional Briefs: Three charged in armed robbery

“So it was pretty productive night”

HOMER - About 450 cars passed through the Claiborne Parish sheriff's DWI checkpoint during a 31 2-hour span Friday night, with two drivers being arrested on driving while intoxicated charges, Sheriff Ken Bailey ... via The Shreveport Times

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Related Topix: Minden, LA, Campti, LA

Mon May 12, 2008

The Shreveport Times

Regional Briefs: Melrose festival to feature 120 crafts makers

“The closure of the road will not hinder access to any location or residence of the immediate area”

NATCHITOCHES - The Melrose Arts and Crafts Festival will celebrate its 34th year June 14-15 at historic Melrose Plantation. via The Shreveport Times

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Related Topix: Many, LA, Pineville, LA, Louisiana, Natchitoches, LA

Sun May 04, 2008

Daily World

Auzenne / Williams

Patsy Ann Auzenne of Opelousas and Otha Anders of Grambling announce the engagement of their daughter Kourtney Renie Auzenne to Willie A. Williams Sr. via Daily World

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Related Topix: Grambling, LA, Opelousas, LA, Wedding

Wed Apr 30, 2008

The Shreveport Times

Regional Briefs: Stagecoach Trail Day, quilt show Saturday

“This case is still under investigation and other arrests may be forthcoming”

MOUNT LEBANON - The 40th annual Stagecoach Trail Day and Quilt Show, sponsored by the Mount Lebanon Historical Society, begins at 10 a.m. Saturday. via The Shreveport Times

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Related Topix: Gibsland, LA, Events, Mount Lebanon, LA

Tue Apr 29, 2008

KTBS-TV Shreveport

Claiborne Parish man admits killing elderly woman; sentenced to life in prison

Created: April 29, 2008 06:33 PM Modified: April 29, 2008 06:33 PM A North Louisiana man pleaded guilty today and was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of an 83-year-old woman who was killed two years ... via KTBS-TV Shreveport

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Related Topix: Lisbon, LA, Claiborne, LA, Death Penalty

Wed Apr 23, 2008

The Pitch

Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay

Once more, Harold Lee and Kumar Patel are on a road trip, this time not in search of the perfect late-night slider - a positively Homerian quest - but looking for the old college friend who can clear their ... via The Pitch

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Related Topix: US News, Camp Delta, Movies, Entertainment

Wed Apr 16, 2008

KSLA-TV Shreveport

SWAT Training Needed Now More Than Ever

“Your muscles will get tired if you hold a weapon a certain way for a long period of time”

Posted: Updated: More than 30 police officers and sheriff's deputies are on a mission to get SWAT certified through the North Louisiana Justice Academy. via KSLA-TV Shreveport

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Related Topix: Baton Rouge, LA, Baton Rouge Metro

Tue Apr 15, 2008

SavannahNow

Blues singer performs for 3rd ID troops

“Rush mentioned that he was 74 but moved like he was 24”

Blues Hall of Famer Bobby Rush visited troops at Camp Victory, Iraq, April 6. The Blues Entertainer of the Year toured the 3rd Infantry Division headquarters building and spoke to Maj. via SavannahNow

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Sun Mar 30, 2008

Mrs. Clay Harris

Lani Kathleen Gardes, of Prairieville, Louisiana, and Clay Adam Harris, of Denham Springs, Louisiana, were married March 29, 2008, at half past four o'clock in the afternoon, at The Chapel at the Academy of the ... via The Daily Advertiser

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Related Topix: Prairieville, LA, Grand Coteau, LA

Sat Mar 29, 2008

KTBS

Former jailer locked up

Created: March 28, 2008 08:13 PM Modified: March 28, 2008 08:13 PM A former jailer in Claiborne Parish has returned to the detention center, but not to work. via KTBS

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Wed Mar 19, 2008

The Shreveport Times

Homer man sentenced for timber theft

“Of the 115 loads that came off both properties, we found eight loads belonging to Mrs. Causey valued at $14,160 and four loads valued at $4,317 belonging to Mr. Bell that had not been paid for”

HOMER - A Homer man will be on supervised probation for five years and must make full restitution of the $18,000 in timber he stole from two Claiborne Parish landowners as a result of his sentencing this week ... via The Shreveport Times

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science

Fri Mar 14, 2008

KTBS-TV Shreveport

No major damage reported during severe weather

“We experienced high winds and I just came in the house and it's been 30 minutes or so when it came through and picked up a piece of hail that was still larger than a golf ball”

Created: March 14, 2008 10:53 PM Modified: March 14, 2008 10:53 PM A lot of energy in the atmosphere made for a surprising batch of severe weather through the Ark-La-Tex Friday night. via KTBS-TV Shreveport

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Related Topix: Weather, Claiborne, LA, Athens, LA

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