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1 dead after platform collapses in scrapyard

March 30, 2012 9:46 AM

GIBSON, La. (AP) - Terrebonne Parish authorities say a 54-year-old Alabama man died after a metal wall fell on him at a scrapyard in Gibson. Sheriff's deputies tell The Courier that Anthony Giles of Rockford, Ala., was cutting iron with a blowtorch on an offshore oil platform when it collapsed... more »
Float collapses in Slidell parade, 2 injured

March 19, 2012 10:51 AM

SLIDELL, La. (AP) - Police say flat tires caused a float carrying close to three dozen riders to collapse during the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Slidell, injuring two people. Assistant Police Chief Kevin Foltz tells The Times-Picayune Float 43 was making a turn when two tires on the... more »
Man collapses during alleged break-in attempt

July 30, 2010 9:48 PM

WALKER, La. (AP) - Livingston Parish sheriff's deputies arrested a man who passed out while allegedly trying to break into a mobile home where an 82-year-old woman was calling 911, crowbar in hand. Deputies said 24-year-old Derrick Gauthreaux of Denham Springs was checked at a hospital Thursday, then booked into... more »