The Louisiana Department of Health has issued a water advisory for the Bouge Chitto River after six million gallons sewage was released into the waterway. Emelie Gunn has more…
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The body of a missing 6-year-old was found in a pond early this morning. Michelle Southern has the tragic story…
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Authorities say a dangerous, escaped Assumption parish inmate has been captured. Lonny Cavalier with the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office says on Sunday night they got a call from the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office with some good news about 44-year-old Drake Domangue of Houma.
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Cavalier says Domangue is wanted by Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes for felony charges and parole violations. He says the inmate also has numerous traffic violations, and he was being held in Assumption parish on several charges.
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Cavalier says Domangue was able to escape Wednesday while he was being transferred from the Assumption Parish Detention Center to St. Mary parish for mental health evaluation and treatment. He says upon arrival at the mental health facility, Domangue escaped from deputies.
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The Louisiana Department of Health issues a recreational water advisory for the Bouge Chitto River in St. Tammany Parish after a levee breach at the Brookhaven, Mississippi sewage plant released six million gallons of storm water diluted sewage. State Health Officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry says the Department of Environment Quality is testing the water, but people should stay out of the river.
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Guidry warns people that microorganisms can enter the body through the mouth, nose, eyes, ears and open wounds. He says it will take at least a week to know exactly what we’re dealing with as the contamination travels through the entire length of the river.
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Guidry advises people not to swim near drainage pipes and avoid ingesting water. He says the levee breach has now been fixed.
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The body of a missing 6-year-old autistic boy was found early this morning in Lafayette Parish. Youngsville Police Chief Ricky Boudreaux says Keaton Jones was reported missing yesterday afternoon. He says the child was tragically discovered a little after 4am in a pond near his home.
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Boudreaux says Keaton was known to wander and left the home yesterday afternoon through a door to the garage that was left open. He says Keaton was autistic and nonverbal and liked being around water.
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Boudreaux says the family and neighbors searched for Keaton for two hours before calling the authorities. When police arrived they enlisted the help of several other agencies. He says they had a feeling he was near the pond, but initial searches turned up nothing.
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Boudreaux says after the dive and sonar didn’t find him, they began draining the pond and found Keaton.
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Almost 95-percent of Livingston parish students showed up for the first day back to class September 12th after the historic flood. Livingston School Superintendent Rick Wentzel says more than 24-thousand students returned to school last week. He says they were pleasantly surprised at the turnout.
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Less than 6-percent of last year’s October 1 enrollment count missed the first day back. Wentzel says there were some areas that had lower first day turnouts than others, as a lot of students had to transfer to other schools in the district.
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Wentzel says even the hardest hit schools are only down about 20-percent in enrollment. Southside Elementary reportedly had the lowest enrollment, down about one-third over last year. He says the high percentage of students are back in the classroom is a testament to the community and the school system.
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