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2+ hour, 32+ min ago (46+ words) NOLA.com Items for sale are displayed Monday, July 13, 2026, at the home of Valerie Laxson Poole, who passed away in February, in Broussard, La. Poole was a member of the family who owned the AbdallaÃs department store in New…...
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2+ hour, 32+ min ago (55+ words) NOLA.com Neal Cockrell and her husband Michael talk about the estate of NealÃs sister Valerie Laxson Poole Monday, July 13, 2026, at the home of Poole, who passed away in February, in Broussard, La. Poole was a member of the…...
Slidell doctor faces probation after fraud conviction involving cancer screenings
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (388+ words) A Slidell doctor received three years of probation for billing the federal Medicare health insurance program for millions from unnecessary cancer screenings, federal prosecutors said. Over a seven-month period in 2019, physician Robert Tassin admitted to signing orders for cancer tests…...
Lacombe woman sentenced to 35 years in fentanyl overdose death, DA’s Office says
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (336+ words) A Lacombe woman was sentenced to 35 years in prison after admitting to supplying fentanyl to a 26-year-old man who died of an overdose, according to the Northshore District Attorney’s Office Paige Andrews, 28, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of…...