1:30PM LRN Newscast February 14

Three men are in jail charged in connection with the death of a 19-year-old girl found in a wooded area in Livingston Parish. Jim Shannon has more.

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New Orleans police are asking for public’s assistance in locating 18-year-old Eddit Dingle, the alleged Mardi Gras shooter responsible for the death of a man along St. Charles Avenue. Dingle has been charged with second degree murder. NOPD alleges Dingle was involved in a verbal altercation with the victim, and after the dispute, Dingle fired several shots into him.

 

Catholics are cutting back on eating meat for the Lenten season, in most places, that’s a sacrifice, but for spoiled bayou Catholics, it’s not too tough. Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board member Chalin Delaune says there’s a good supply of seafood, but the cold weather could keep crawfish prices high.

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Delaune says if you don’t want to pay big prices for crawfish, grab some peak season oysters instead.

The LSU Vet School is providing care for goose who was pierced with an arrow.  The wounded goose was found near the LSU Lakes and captured by Wildlife and Fisheries crews. Following an initial checkup, Vet school spokesperson Julie Thomas says veterinarians feel the goose shouldn’t be grounded too long…

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Officials do not know by whom or where the goose was shot.