Responding to a hostage situation Thursday, a Lafayette SWAT negotiator was killed in the line of duty. Brooke Thorington
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33-year-old Rusty Gautreaux was arrested for six counts of Attempted 1st Degree Murder and one count of Aggravated Arson. Evangeline Parish Ward 4 Fire Department responded and rescued a woman, teenager, and four children from the fire. Gautreaux was taken into custody and booked into the Evangeline Parish Jail on Thursday.
New rules for New Orleans Mardi Gras on what you can’t bring to parade routes. Many revelers are used to bringing many of the banned items for decades. Mardi Gras Guide publisher Arthur Hardy says the new rules will be hard to enforce.
Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama have officially endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for the 2024 presidential election. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan…