Things ended tragically for 44 year old Chantel Myers when she threatened to kill law enforcement and then herself. Vernon Parish Sheriff Sam Craft says when officers responded to a home in Pitkin Tuesday night, they tried to build a rapport with Meyers but her hostile behavior placed a deputy in peril.
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Craft says the victim had a history of mental illness and drug abuse.
There’s a 34-percent increase in holiday traveling this year compared to last and Triple-A’s Don Redman says and while gas prices are significantly higher than a year ago, that’s not likely to be the lone determining factor for folks opting for holiday travel.
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Joel Berg, CEO of Hunger Free America says more than half a million Louisianans, including one in five children, struggle with hunger. Berg says it’s ironic that a state known for its amazing culinary leads the nation in hunger and despite what some might say hunger is a political and a partisan issue.
Today is the last day to send gifts in the mail via Priority Mail Express if you want them to arrive for Christmas. USPS Spokesperson David Walton says put plenty of bubble wrap in your packages and if you’re shipping a battery-operated item…
Cut 15 (09) “…investigate it.”
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