An adult and a child were killed, and a juvenile was injured in a UTV crash Saturday in Benton when State police say the UTV traveling on Merritt Road left the roadway and overturned, ejecting all three occupants. 31-year-old Callie Durbin was pronounced dead at the scene. 10-year-old Bella Cassell was transported to a hospital where she died. State Trooper Eddie Thomas says State Police are still investigating crash.
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In Acadia Parish a seventeen-year-old lost his life when the ATV he was driving on Hwy 95 near Wikoff Cove Drive was struck from behind by an Audi Q7 Saturday around 8:00 pm.
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Impairment is not suspected but the accident is under investigation.
A poll on the 5th District Republican Primary Congressional shows it’s a two-person race. Andre Champagne has the story…
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Gas prices are down 3 cents per gallon compared to last week according to Triple-A. Triple-A fuel analyst Don Redman says it’s good to see prices have leveled off for the first time since the war with Iran began on February 28th. There is currently a two-week ceasefire, but a deal to end the war is not yet in place. Redman says even if a long-term peace deal is reached soon, expect to pay high gas prices for the next several months…