CenturyLink has announced plans for companywide layoffs. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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A naked man was shot after trespassing in a Lafayette man’s backyard. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Monroe-based CenturyLink announces companywide layoffs. CenturyLink spokesperson Annmarie Sartor says after careful consideration the telecommunications company has made the difficult decision to reduce its employee related costs. She says in order to reduce its workforce, they are seeking employees who are looking to leave the company voluntarily.
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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. She says the company has about 43-thousand employees globally.
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The reduction could be about 35-hundred employees throughout the company. CenturyLink is known for their landline phone service. Sartor says technology advancements have led to changes.
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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. He says Marange was driving down US 190 in Livingston parish when he struck a horse that was standing in the eastbound lane. He says the crash did substantial damage to Marange’s vehicle.
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Marange says impairment is not suspected to be a factor, but toxicology results are pending. He says they are still trying to locate the owner of the horse. He says drivers can call *LSP to report hazards in the roadway.
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A Lafayette homeowner fatally shot a naked man who was holding a gun in his backyard this morning. Cpl. Bridgette Dugas says authorities received a call around 8 a.m. about someone trespassing on Fanny Street and they are working to determine why the man was naked in the yard.
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Dugas says the naked suspect did not fire his weapon and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Dugas says they have not yet determined the identity of the suspect and are in the process of questioning the homeowner.
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Baton Rouge first responders rescued a teenager from a chimney this morning after he decided to skip school. BRPD Cpl. L’Jean McKneely says the homeowner called the police when she heard someone calling for help inside her chimney…
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The 15-year-old has been charged with attempted burglary of an inhabited dwelling. Cops say also has a criminal record. McKneely says hopefully they can prevent this teen from doing something like this again because his life was in danger.
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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. The Hall of Fame site doesn’t factor character as criteria for nominations, but these people we spoke with don’t feel Sharper should have been chosen…:
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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, and has been sentenced to serve 20 years in jail. 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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