Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs are seeking a woman who left a newborn in a field just outside of the Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Gauthier Campus building last night at 8pm. Sherriff Tony Mancuso says surveillance footage shows a woman depositing the child outside of the facility without alerting any of the employees there.
The baby is African-American, and is in good health.
The Tigers are riding a high after last night’s historic 73-71 upset win over the 5th team in the nation Kentucky. The team was down by nine at one point in the second half, but rallied back to be in a position to seal the game on an offensive rebound facilitated by a Skylar Mays last second drive. Tiger Rag Assistant Editor Tyler Nunez says the victory will sit in the pantheon of great LSU basketball moments.
Guard Tremont Williams led the team with 15 points and five assists.
A dating website meet up goes south when it leads to an armed robbery in Thibodaux. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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If you’re willing to shell out two grand a guy in New Orleans will lock down a 10×10 spot for you and your crew on St. Charles for Fat Tuesday. New Orleans resident Kenneth Sampey says he posted the offer on facebook as a joke, but it pretty quickly got some real attention…