The Smoking Cessation Trust saw its highest monthly enrollment in June with over 2,000 Louisianians signing up for its free smoking cessation program. Eric Gill has more…

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State Police say it was a deadly weekend on the highways. There were six fatal crashes including 4 that involved motorcycles. One of them was in Tangipahoa Parish last night on US 51 in Manchac. Authorities say 67-year-old Willie Hebert of Luling was killed after his motorcycle ran off the road.

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The Lake Charles Police Department says two officers are on administrative leave after a burglary suspect shot himself twice in the foot inside a squad car. Lt. Kevin Kirkum says 18-year-old Stacy Lamb of Lake Charles was arrested after a burglary attempt at a local business. He says officers placed Lamb in the back seat of their police unit…:
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Kirkum says criminal and internal investigations are underway.

The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s office says cops are searching for a woman being held on double homicide charges who escaped from prison over the weekend. Sheriff Doug Anderson says Melissa Hayes, who was arrested in February in Alexandria, busted a lock in the dorm of the Cottonport facility and went into the rec yard…:
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They believe Hayes could be headed back to Alexandria.