A man posing as a police officer in Webster Parish is arrested for shooting a dog. Webster Sheriff Jason Parker says 54-year-old Reginald Ferguson, wearing a Cullen Police Department uniform and badge, showed up to question a lady about an aggressive dog complaint. Parker says Ferguson is not on the force.
At last report, the dog is still alive, but Parker says there’s a possibility it may be put down.
State Police have arrested three men for staging a vehicle crash and then trying to claim ten-million dollars in damages from the insurance company of a trucking company that was involved in the crash. State Police Trooper Peggy Bourque says one of the subjects, 37-year-old Alfred Onezine of Breaux Bridges faces multiple charges…
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Bourque says Onezine is facing cruelty to juvenile charges because he had three children in a vehicle that was hit from behind by a company truck.
The House Education Committee has approved a Senate bill that would give parents of K-through-12 students the ability to allow for a mental health screening on their children. The measure passed on a 10-1 vote. State Representative Beryl Amedee of Terrebonne Parish voted against the legislation over concerns the mental health screenings could lead to unintended consequences…
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The measure, already approved by the Senate, heads to the House floor for a vote.
Former Rosepine star Ethan Frey has become LSU’s best hitter this season. Frey’s high school baseball coach at Rosepine, Jeff Smith, says he first saw Frey swing a bat in T-Ball and knew right then he would be something special…
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Frey and the Tigers will play West Virginia in the Super Regionals. Game one is Saturday at 1 PM.