15:30 08-07-14

State Police say the man who drove through a house in Schriever and caused the death of a baby on June 27, was extremely drunk at the time according to blood-alcohol tests that came back this week. Trooper Evan Harrell says during the incident, 20-year-old Tony Milligan of Houma rear-ended another car then fled the scene…:
cut 12 :09 sec. Q: “a two year-old child”
Milligan remains in jail on a vehicular homicide charge among many others.

Even though the hurricane probably forecast has been reduced again today by NOAA, lead seasonal forecaster Jerry Bell says the Gulf Coast still needs to be prepared…:
cut 11 :06 sec. Q: “to be struck”
The forecast is for a 70% chance of a lowere than normal season.
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State Police say the police chief of Rosepine is under arrest for allegedly stalking his estranged wife. Sgt James Anderson says they received the complaint about 49-year-old Chief James Parrott…:
cut 3 :09 sec. Q: ‘in office’
Anderson also says he allegedly called his wife’s employer requesting that she be fired.

A 57-million dollar construction project is set to begin on US 90 in Lafayette Parish as crews will expand that highway to interstate standards from Ambassador Caffery to Albertsons Parkway. State department of transportation spokesperson Deidra Druilhet (Drool yet) says this is also a part of a larger plan to extend I-49 South…:
cut 6 :10 sec. Q: ‘as possible”
She says it should take about 3 years to complete.