Alcohol and Tobacco Control Commissioner Troy Hebert says his state issued vehicle was stolen from his Baton Rouge home and the thief attempted to set it on fire. Hebert says when the SUV was located, authorities found that the perpetrator stuck a rag in the gas tank….

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Hebert says this isn’t the first time A-T-C has been targeted.

A former Rayne part time police officer is in jail on charges of multiple sex crimes against children. Acadia Parish Sheriff’s office spokesperson Maxine Trahan says investigators received a complaint against Troy Bryant Menard earlier this month and immediately launched an investigation…

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Trahan says there were two known victims but couldn’t release more information regarding his charges.

Terrebonne Parish officials began a chlorine burn of the Schriever Water System in Montegut after the discovery of the brain eating amoeba. The Department of Health and Hospitals confirm the presence of the Naegleria Fowleri amoeba in the system that serves about 97,000 people in the Houma area. Health officials advise residents to avoid getting water up their nose, but say the water is safe to drink. A 60 day chlorine burn ensures the elimination of the amoeba from the system.

Blue Bell says a slow phase re-distribution of ice cream will begin August 31st in select markets. Michelle Southern reports…

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