The Notre Dame Cathedral, it’s one of the most famous Catholic landmarks on earth,and the burning has traumatized many of Louisiana’s nearly 1.4 million Catholics.
Former Alliance Francaise de Lafayette (ah-lee-ans Frahn-says duh Lafayette) President Sabrina Benazzouz says restoring the icon’s former glory might not be possible.
The newspaper the Advocate that covers Acadiana, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans has been award a Pulitzer Prize for its reporting of Louisiana’s law that allowed non-unanimous jury verdicts in felony cases. Advocate President Judi Terzotis (Ter –Zo-Tis) says the staff put in a tremendous amount of work to achieve the award.
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A Pineville man is now facing one-hundred charges of first degree rape. 71-year old Harvey Joseph Fountain was taken into custody last week after Rapides Parish Sheriff Deputies received a complaint of possible criminal sexual conduct involving juveniles. Parish officials say the crimes allegedly began in the early 1970s and continued in the 1980s. Initially he was charged with only 50 counts of rape but that increased to 100 when additional victims were identified. Detectives say the investigation is ongoing and more arrests are possible.
Tourism officials are hoping The Louisiana Civil Rights Trail will be a big draw for the state. Kevin Barnhart has the story.