An eighty-year-old man was killed in a crash involving with a school bus in Lafayette Parish Wednesday afternoon. State Police says the pickup truck Joseph Carriere of Scott was driving crossed the center line on Highway 98 and hit the bus head-on. The bus driver and four students were transported to local hospitals with minor to moderate injuries.
Some people have a phobia of snakes, but LDWF says while they may not be man’s best friend, most aren’t an enemy either.
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An early morning shooting Wednesday in Opelousas kills a 46-year-old man and a four-year-old and injures three children. Opelousas Police Chief Martin McLendon says three children in the home were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds. A four-year little girl died at the hospital and her seven-year-old and 17-month-old siblings remain in the hospital.
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Police say they have a suspect and a warrant has been issued.
The House Labor Committee will hear a number of bills today seeking to increase the minimum wage in Louisiana, but passage of any is far from assured. And while Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat expects the bills won’t advance, members will at least let those in favor have their say…before down-voting the bills…: