2:30 pm LRN Newscast Oct 07

An 18-year old Covington High School student is being held in St Tammany Parish Detention Center after a video of her attacking a disabled teacher went viral. Brooke Thorington has more..:

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Worried about getting your annual flu shot AND perhaps a COVID shot or booster? Medical experts says there’s no need to worry. You CAN get both shots during the same visit to a clinic, pharmacy or doctor’s office. Though flu and COVID are similar, flu symptoms tend to come on suddenly and coronavirus tends to also involve high fever.

 

After responding to a residence for a medical emergency Wednesday night Lafayette police found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound. Lafayette P.D. spokesperson Corporal Bridgette Dugas…:

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She says they are now investigating that shooting as a homicide.

A young boy in southeast Louisiana suffered serious injuries after he was hit yesterday by a dump truck after getting off the school bus in Belle Chasse. State Police Trooper Ross Brennan says 61-year-old Gregory Valentine of Donaldsonville is not suspected to have been impaired behind the wheel. Nevertheless he faces several charges…:

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The child is being treated at a local hospital and is expected to recover.