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11-03-2009 08:38 AM CST
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(Undated) -- Here's the latest on stories making news this hour. Former Governor Dave Treen is remembered by friends, family and colleagues. The body of a missing boater is found near Westwego. The Ouchita River continues to rise. An inmate is apprehended hours after escaping from a security detail. A Duson man dies in a weekend accident. The state's H1N1 flu death toll now stands at 30. A St. Landry Parish man faces charges of burglary and kidnapping in connection with an attempted bank robbery. And fuel prices fall slightly.
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