The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office says a woman fatally stabbed a twice convicted sex offender at a Lacombe are laundromat on Sunday afternoon. Lt. Suzanne Carboni says 40-year Nicholas Tranchat tried to attack the woman with a sharp weapon…
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Tranchat died from his injuries at a local hospital.

The search continues for a White Castle man who drove his vehicle into Lafourche Bayou in Assumption Parish early Saturday morning. State Police Trooper Ross Brennan says 64-year-old Gilbert Bunch Junior was last seen near the vehicle before it became fully submerged…
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Brennan says a passenger in Bunch’s vehicle survived the incident and swam to the bank.

Legislation to prevent the state from interfering with or refusing the right to contraception has been filed for the upcoming session.
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Several repeat champions in girls high school basketball at the state tournament in Hammond. Rosepine, Parkway, Wossman, Lafayette Christian and Parkview Baptist were all repeat winners. Fairview won its 15th state title in school history with an entertaining win over Hicks on Friday night. Boys semifinal action gets underway today in Lake Charles.