Ark-La-Tex News

Where would most people move to for retirement? Many may say Florida, Arizona or even Texas, but are these states really the best for retirees? A new study claims Louisiana nearly tops the list of great retirement states.

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Louisiana is number one, when it comes to births to non-married mothers.

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Authorities have called in a bomb squad from Barksdale Air Force Base to investigate a possible pressure cooker bomb at a gas station in Marshall, Texas.

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The Black Widow Spider is identified by a reddish orange colored mark that is shaped like an hourglass on their underside.

According to National Geographic, the venom of a Black Widow is 15 times stronger than the venom of a rattlesnake.

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Tharold Simon was in his home town of Eunice, La. Thursday night when he was arrested for intimidating a police officer. He was also suspended from LSU in 2011 with Tyrann Mathieu and Spencer Ware when all three of them tested positive for synthetic marijuana.

A police officer asked Simon to move his vehicle which was blocking Beulah Street, Simon said, "I own Eunice," and "I'm gonna buy these projects and you are gonn

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It turns out the Sportsman's Paradise is a paradise in general. According to a Gallup study of 350,000 people across the US, Louisiana is the second least stressed state in the country.

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US News & World Report has released its 2013 national list of the best high schools across the country, and Shreveport's Caddo Parish Magnet High School was named one of the top-ranked high schools in Louisiana. The local high school earned the #7 spot in the state.

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A second person has been arrested in connection with a series of recent burglaries in the Plain Dealing Area.

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Vania Leann Caliste was a fighter, and now her friends are working in her name.

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Looking for an emu?  The owner of an emu named Big Bird in East Texas wants to find him a new home.

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