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• Teacher fired after claims 3rd-graders had sex

  March 22, 2012 10:46 AM

  TALLULAH, La. (AP) - Officials say a Tallulah Elementary School teacher has been fired after she was in the classroom while two third-graders allegedly had oral sex under a table. Madison Parish School Superintendent Lisa Wilmore tells The News-Star last week's incident was investigated by the school's principal. Wilmore concurred... more »

• Rapides deputy fired for off-duty reckless driving

  March 7, 2012 6:12 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - The Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office says it has fired a deputy whose reckless driving caused a traffic accident while he was off duty. The Town Talk reports that 42-year-old Howard Wayne Wells, of Otis, was cited for reckless driving and aggravated obstruction of a highway after... more »

• Shots fired at Jefferson deputies

  March 5, 2012 6:41 AM

  FAYETTE, Miss. (AP) - A pair of Jefferson County sheriff's deputies escaped without injury after being shot by suspects who fled. Jefferson County Sheriff Peter Walker says deputies MacArthur Doss and Derrick Stampley gave chase Sunday night in separate vehicles to an SUV that was driving erratic in excess of... more »

• 2 state education officials fired

  July 22, 2011 10:01 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Officials say two key officials of the state Department of Education have been fired amid controversy over charter schools in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Ollie Tyler, acting state superintendent of education, says Jacob Landry, who was director of the department's Office of Parental Options,... more »

• NOPD Fires 2 Cops Accused of Misconduct

  February 6, 2011 1:04 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Two New Orleans police officers have been fired for misconduct while on duty. The Times Picayune reports Officer Carey Dykes, a 13-year veteran, was fired this past week for numerous violations, including having sex with a woman while on the clock, sleeping while on duty and... more »

• Fired aide's lawyer: complaint is sex assault

  December 30, 2010 9:31 PM

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Shreveport police are investigating an allegation of sexual assault against fired mayoral aide Rick Seaton, his attorney confirmed Thursday. The attorney, Marty Stroud of Shreveport, said the investigation is in its early stages, and sexual assault covers a broad spectrum of possible allegations. Mayor Cedric Glover... more »

• Deputy Fired After Handcuffing Wife to Bed

  September 14, 2010 5:04 PM

  An East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputy is arrested by police charged with False Imprisonment and Domestic Abuse Battery from a domestic incident. Brison Gremillion, 30, was fired and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Jail today. He is accused of handcuffing his wife to the bed because she was... more »

• Allen on Being Fired: "I think it's definitely political."

  August 20, 2010 11:32 PM

  After 6 years serving as a prosecutor for the City of Lafayette, Marcus Allen was fired Friday after being charged for simple battery. It all supposedly stems from an alleged altercation at the courthouse last October with a bail bondsman, but Allen has other suspicions. "I think it's definitely political,... more »

• UL Basketball Coach Robert Lee Fired

  March 8, 2010 5:16 PM

  The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team was eliminated in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament over the weekend. Today, Head Coach Robert Lee is out. A press conference has been called for 10:00 AM Tuesday morning. It will be announced that Robert Lee will not be... more »

• Texas Tech fires football coach Leach

  December 30, 2009 1:48 PM

  LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Texas Tech fired coach Mike Leach on Wednesday, just two days after he was suspended by the school as it investigated his treatment of a player with a concussion. The school handed a termination letter to Leach's attorney, Ted Liggett, just minutes before the two... more »

• Hornets Fire Head Coach Byron Scott

  November 12, 2009 2:23 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Hornets announced that they have relieved Byron Scott of head coaching duties. Scott will be replaced by General Manager Jeff Bower. “I want to thank Byron for the hard work he has put in during his time with the Hornets,”... more »

• Calcasieu deputy arrested on sex charges

  November 4, 2009 12:05 PM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - Authorities say a Calcasieu Parish sheriff's deputy was fired after his arrest on rape and other sex charges. Sheriff Tony Mancuso said in a news release that a woman reportedly contacted the sheriff's office on Oct. 30 and said her juvenile daughter was having sex... more »

• Lafayette Board fires teacher

  October 22, 2009 10:13 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - An eighth-grade history teacher who allegedly discussed and distributed inappropriate information to students and sued the Lafayette Parish School Board in an attempt to bar it from using evidence of the allegations has been terminated. The termination of Lafayette Middle School teacher Christopher Jude Fero was... more »