Governor John Bel Edwards was in southwest Louisiana Friday afternoon to get a firsthand look at the response to numerous wildfires in Beauregard and Vernon Parishes. Edwards says the state is dealing with an unprecedented event…
Cut 14 (16) “.. .dangerous situation”
An arrest has been made in connection to one of the wildfires that erupted near Rosepine in Vernon Parish Thursday. Sheriff Sam Craft says Paul Nash faces two felony arson charges for violating the burn ban. Craft says Nash lit a brush pile in his backyard and it quickly spread…
Cut 6 (08) “…massively.”
Craft says there’s no excuse for setting anything on fire in these dire conditions.
The United Way of Southwest Louisiana has launched a fund to help those affected by the fires in Southwest Louisiana. CEO Denise Durel says as we approach the anniversary of Laura never would she have expected these wildfires.
If you want to make a donation to help out with the fire relief, go to UnitedwaySWLA.org.
A jury needed only six hours to return a unanimous guilty verdict against 39-year-old Joey Clement (Clay-mon) of Thibodaux for killing three teenagers in a fatal DWI crash in 2021. Lafourche Parish Assistant District Attorney Shaun George the girls were out celebrating one of the victim’s birthdays…