State Police have charged 23-year-old Vonteeko Anderson with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Ville Platte City Marshal Barry Giglio. Giglio and other law enforcement officers were executing a search warrant on a known drug house Monday in Ville Platte when gunfire rang out. State Trooper Thomas Gossen says four people were inside the house and their investigation found Anderson fired at officers…
Anderson was taken into custody Monday night on other charges and was rebooked with murder charges.
In Minden a citywide power outage is set for 10pm tonight to repair an Entergy substation that caught on fire Sunday. Mayor Nick Cox says the plan includes setting up a temporary bypass to allow Entergy crews to make the repairs.
Cox says they’ve been working on a plan to minimize the duration of the outage.
A Franklin Parish man is on the mend after his eight-year-old great-granddaughter saved his life Tuesday night. The two were ejected from a four-wheeler and he was trapped underneath. Sheriff Kevin Cobb says Alli Glass knew to prop his head up to keep him from drowning and went for help.
Cobb says they are all impressed with Alli’s bravery and thankful she wasn’t hurt when she ran barefoot to get help.
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