The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office says a Gretna truck driver is charged in the rape of a 14-year-old girl. Commander Eric Becnel says 29-year-old Peter James Wilson III arranged to meet the girl through a smartphone app last month, and he says they wanted to be thorough in their investigation…
CUT 5 (09) Q: ‘juvenile victim”
After the two met, Wilson drove the teen to the Naval Air Station in Belle Chasses where he attacked her.

There is a 713 million dollar budget shortfall for the next fiscal year that is projected to face state lawmakers. That’s a far cry from the previous 1.6 billion from last year, nonetheless; Director of the Louisiana Budget Project Jan (yahn) Moller says the four candidates for governor should be talking about it…
CUT 10 (08) Q: “the state”
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Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says they have concluded the search of the Calcaseiu River in Lake Charles near the I-10 bridge, where they believe a body was thrown over the side by a Phoenix man. A credible informant reports 35 year-old Gammion McCloud was responsible for the dumping, even though no body was found…
CUT 14 (08) Q: “factual”
McCloud, who was arrested in Oregon this week on unrelated charges, will be extradited back to Calcasieu Parish.

State Police say a young girl was killed in Grant Parish after being involved in a high speed collision. Master Trooper Scott Moreau says, 26-year-old Kristopher Silk of Pollock, was speeding when he crashed into the back of an 18-wheeler going in the same direction on Hwy 165.
CUT 6 (10) “the road”