Louisiana’s Fort Polk, in Vernon Parish, could have a new name soon. Fort Polk spokesman Kavanaugh Breazeale (bruh-ZELL) says this comes after Congress agreed to rename military installations and vessels named for members of the Confederacy. He says recommendations can be made at the-naming-commission-dot-gov…
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Fort Polk is named for Confederate General and Episcopal Bishop Leonidas Polk.

Cops in Houma continue to search for a suspect who nearly bit off the entire ear of a police officer during an altercation over the weekend at Joni Bi’s Bar. Lt. Travis Theriot says the incident occurred after Houma Police arrived to break up a fight among a group of women…
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36-year-old Michelle Smith faces a second-degree battery charge.

The state Department of Health is launching what it’s calling “Just Check”, a campaign targeting the rising number of syphilis cases in north and central Louisiana. More from Dave Brannen.
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