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  • 'Swamp People' cast member arrested in Fla.

    June 21, 2012 3:02 PM

    ORLANDO - Authorities in Florida arrested one of the stars from the popular reality TV show 'Swamp People' after a domestic incident. Sheriff's deputies in Orange County arrested Joe LaFont, known as "Trapper Joe", Wednesday morning according to the celebrity website TMZ.com. According to the report, LaFont and... more »
  • Visitation scheduled for today for Mitchell Guist

    May 18, 2012 11:35 AM

    GONZALES - People will say goodbye to a co-star of the History Channel show "Swamp People" who died earlier this week. A visitation for Mitchell Guist is scheduled from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the Ourso Funeral Home in Gonzales. Another visitation is Saturday at 9 a.m.... more »
  • Visitation and funeral service for "Swamp People" star

    May 17, 2012 9:51 AM

    DONALDSONVILLE- Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley said the parish coroner, Dr. John Fraiche, determined from preliminary autopsy findings that the star of the popular reality television show died of natural causes. Mitchell Guist, who appeared in segments of the "Swamp People" with his brother, Glenn, died after collapsing Monday while... more »
  • "Swamp People" star Guist died of natural causes

    May 16, 2012 4:14 PM

    GONZALES - An autopsy confirmed that Swamp People star Mitchell Guist died from natural causes earlier this week, according to his friend and manager. Todd Alexander said the coroner told Guist's family the results of his report earlier today, and they were in the middle of planning funeral arrangements... more »
  • Guist family friend: "We're all in shock" Play Video

    May 14, 2012 10:29 PM

    GONZALES- Friends and family in Gonzales are remembering Mitchell Guist tonight, while people across the country are doing the same for the beloved TV star. Guist, a cast member of the History Channel's "Swamp People" show, with his brother Glenn, collapsed on a boat in Belle River near the... more »
  • 911 tapes released in Guist death Play Video

    May 14, 2012 5:11 PM

    BELLE RIVER - Authorities released 911 tapes this afternoon which showed the lengths people in the Belle River went to try and revive "Swamp People" star Mitchell Guist. Guist died after collapsing in a boat shortly after it launched onto the Belle River around 9 a.m. this morning, according... more »
  • APSO: Mitchell Guist from Swamp People dies Play Video

    May 14, 2012 11:51 AM

    BELLE RIVER - Deputies in Assumption Parish confirmed that Mitchell Guist from The History Channel's show "Swamp People" died this morning. Sheriff Mike Waguespack said the incident occurred around 9 a.m. in St. Martin Parish along the Belle River. Waguespack said Guist suffered a fall in the boat shortly... more »
  • 'Swamp People' stars in Biloxi

    October 18, 2011 9:33 AM

    BILOXI - The stars of the reality TV show "swamp People" will meet fans Saturday at Edgewater Mall in Biloxi. The Sun Herald reported Junior Edwards and his son, Willie Edwards, stars of The History Channel's show, will be at the mall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Their show... more »
  • "Swamp People" themed celebration on False River

    July 4, 2011 6:03 PM

    FALSE RIVER, La.- Hundreds of people took to the water to celebrate Independence Day on False River in Pointe Coupee Parish. Today marked the 29th annual False River 4th of July Boat Parade. This year the parade theme was "Swamp People" based on the hit reality TV series. ... more »
  • "Swamp People" draw crowd at Atchafalaya Basin Celebration

    December 11, 2010 1:26 PM

    The cast of the History Channel's "Swamp People" TV show drew a large crowd at the Atchafalaya Basin Celebration in Denham Springs today. The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources hosted the event to celebrate new partners, national attention and tools for preserving the Atchafalaya Basin. People at the... more »
  • Alligator Hunter among celebrities at weekend benefit

    October 8, 2010 7:48 AM

    Reality TV Star Troy "Chute-Em" Landry will be a celebrity guest this Sunday at a benefit to raise money for the Pierre Part Fire Department. The Department is made up of all volunteers. Landry is well known in this area for his role on "Swamp People," a reality show... more »

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