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Gone Pecan Rodeo Play Video

August 21, 2012 8:52 AM

Keaty Real Estate will be hosting the Gone Pecan Fishing Rodeo at Pecan Island. This rodeo will take place from Friday, August 24 until Saturday, August 25, 2012 at the Acadiana Marina. This inaugural rodeo will benefit Maddie's Footprint an organization that provides support to families coping with the loss... more »
Tarpon rodeo no longer just a good ol' boys event

July 16, 2012 11:36 AM

PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) - Just when the 64th annual Golden Meadow-Fourchon Tarpon Rodeo looked like it was turning out to be a good ol' boys reunion, a handful of women came to the weigh station and changed the face of this long-standing Fourth of July weekend fishing celebration along... more »
Escaped Inmate Still on the Run

January 15, 2011 11:32 PM

An escaped inmate is still missing and apparently on the move. The truck that deputies say was stolen by 39 year old Paul Brown was recovered Saturday in Crowley, but still no sign of him. Brown was a work-release inmate and was helping to set up for the rodeo... more »
Fishing Rodeo Canceled

June 1, 2010 10:48 PM

GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) - One of Louisiana's major fishing rodeos has been cancelled because of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The 2010 International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo committee cancelled the huge tourist draw Tuesday, saying the gulf's current condition, the overwhelming focus on containing the spill and environmental... more »