The Coast Guard has been brought in to help control an oil spill off Plaquemines Parish. Tens of thousands of gallons of oil have uncontrollably gushed out of an old well off the coast. Coast Guard Lieutenant Phillip VanderWeit says crews are working non-stop to get the leak under control.
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The cause of the break is unclear, and it’s also unknown how long it will take to plug the well and clean up the contamination.
The Department of Environmental Quality will have a new leader as Secretary Aurelia Giacometto (Jock-ah-metto) accepts a position with the Washington DC Earth and Water Law Firm. Her tenure at DEQ wasn’t without controversy with several of her own appointees leaving their positions and many staffers expressing displeasure with her management style. Governor Landry thanked Giacometto for her service Friday and named 10-year DEQ Veteran, Courtney Burdette as the new Secretary.
Police in Minden are investigating the death of a toddler inside a home. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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A Jefferson Parish woman is convicted of first-degree murder in the highly publicized brutal murder of 6-year-old Bella Fonenelle of Harahan. After a 4 day trial, it took a jury less than an hour to find Bunnak Landun for the murder. Landun left the little girl in a bucket on her mother’s front lawn. She will be sentenced May 6th and receive a mandatory life in prison sentence.