Monroe-based CenturyLink announces company wide layoffs. spokesperson Annmarie Sartor says because they are starting with voluntary layoffs, they are not sure on the local impact. But she says if they do not reach their goal, they will have to begin involuntary layoffs. The company has about 43-thousand employees globally…:
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CenturyLink is known for their landline phone service. And the costs reductions are due in part to the fact that lots of people are getting rid of their land lines.

A Denham Springs man has died after hitting a horse in the road. State Trooper Bryan Lee says one of their troopers came upon the accident around 1 am.
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Lee says 24-year-old Joshua Marange was killed in the accident.

A naked man was shot after trespassing in a Lafayette man’s backyard. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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The Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2017 nominees are out, and former New Orleans Saint Darren Sharper, who is in jail on rape charges, is on the list. The choice comes as bit of a surprise to some. A selection committee still has to meet in February to vote on who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. These people say Sharper does not deserve the distinction…:
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Sharper has admitted he raped three women in New Orleans in 2013 before sexually assaulting six more women in three other states.