Restaurants and bars on Bourbon Street are coming together to raise money for those affected by the New Year’s Day terror attack. Fleur du Coeur starts today and runs through Sunday. Wendy Waren (WARE-en) with the Louisiana Restaurant Association says restaurants quickly got onboard.
All money raised from the sales of those specific menu items will go to help those who were injured and the families of those killed.
What started as a deputy trying to help a man culminated with a shooting. Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff Kyle Miers says Sergeant Josh Clement (CLAY-mon) saw a man walking along Highway 99 Friday night; and given the cold temperatures and the lack of lighting on the roadway, he turned around to help the man.
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Specifically, Louisiana State Police say 44-year-old Mark Buller (BOWL-er) of Iowa (EYE-oh-way) took Sergeant Clement’s Taser and used it against him and tried stealing his patrol car. Miers says other deputies arrived on scene and took Buller into custody. Clement and Buller were treated at a hospital and released.
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