A 20-year-old Ville Platte man is now in custody, charged with theft and arson. Kevin Barnhart has details.
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The woman accusing LSU Junior Wide Receiver Drake Davis of months of abuse is changing her statement to authorities. East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore says this is not an uncommon occurrence with these types of accusations.
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Endangered whooping cranes have successfully hatched five new chicks in southwest Louisiana. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says the five chicks are the most to hatch in one year and marks a major milestone for the whooping crane reintroduction project that’s bringing the native birds back to life in the bayou. Wildlife Biologist Sara Zimorski says the success boils down to the number of nesting opportunities for parents…
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The whooping crane population has been in recovery for over half a century, LDWF says when the project began in 2011 wild whooping cranes entered Louisiana for the first time since 1950.