A Calcasieu Parish man is dead, after being shot late Monday night by a homeowner as he tried to force his way into a house. Calcasieu Sheriff Tony Mancuso says the Lake Charles homeowner, who has not been identified, became alarmed when 21-year-old Joseph Tezeno tried to get in through his front door, then the back door too…:
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Mancuso believes alcohol played a factor.
While visiting his home district this week, Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says he’s met with local businesses and leaders to discuss how the current economy and worker shortage is impacting their bottom line. He blames government programs from keeping some from reentering the workforce, and for those who are working…
The US Army Corps of Engineers approves $1.3 billion plan to floodproof more than two-thousand homes and businesses in Iberia, St. Martin and St. Mary parishes. The reported financial benefits for the three parishes could reduce flood damages of more than $14 million a year.
The recently hired Grambling State University volleyball coach who famously cut the entire team has been fired and the students are reinstated. Michelle Southern reports: