St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s officials have arrested a fellow law enforcement officer for possession of drug paraphernalia and on a warrant for charges of pornography involving juveniles and sexual abuse of animals.  31 year old Javon Charles worked for Patterson PD when the initial complaint was made, but has since been employed by the Jeanerette Police Department.

A big misconception just about everywhere is that Mardi Gras is strictly a New Orleans staple. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser has been working to dispel that notion. He got the idea to promote Mardi Gras as a family-friendly statewide celebration after talking to a counterpart at a lieutenant governor’s conference.

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Nungesser says each Mardi Gras celebration throughout the state is different and even those who regularly take in Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans should expand their horizons.

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If shrimp is on the menu this Mardi Gras, you may want to ask where it’s coming from. A new study shows a third of Lafayette restaurants sampled are saying their shrimp is local when it’s not.  Here’s Sean Richardson.

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It is Mardi Gras everywhere in Louisiana.  That includes cities up north like Shreveport and Bossier City with two parades this weekend,  president of Visit Shreveport-Bossier, Stacy Brown…

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