An Opelousas police officer is facing two counts of negligent injury after her firearm went off striking Opelousas police chief Graig LeBlanc and his wife Crystal Leblanc, who is a captain on the force. St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says it happened after an argument between the LeBlancs outside of Butler’s home.
Guidroz says they do not know why Chief LeBlanc was at Butler’s residence on December 22nd, or why his wife, who’s a Captain with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office later arrived at the home and what led to the argument.
Jefferson Parish deputies are looking for the person who fired a gun and one of the bullets ended up striking an innocent bystander in their apartment. Sheriff Joe Lopinto says when the owner tried to get her vehicle back, she was confronted by three male suspects in the parking lot and at least one of the suspects fired at the vehicle’s owner…
The Jefferson Parish coroner has identified the victim as 32-year-old Corey Washington. Lopinto says the search for the suspects continues…
Keep Louisiana Beautiful has several New Year’s resolutions for Louisianans to help do their part in keeping the state clean in 2024. Director Susan Russell says one of the resolutions is to start using reusable bottles and bags and fewer single-use paper and plastic items.
Cut 5 (09) “ …don’t biodegrade.”
Visit LetLouisianaShine dot org for more resolutions and litter facts.
The 2023 season is in the books for the LSU Tigers as they defeated Wisconsin 35-31 in the ReliaQuest Bowl. Tigers quarterback Garrett Nussmeier threw for 395 yards, three TDs, and one interception. He led LSU on a 98-yard drive for the winning score with just over three minutes left.
Cut 14 (11) “…very thankful.”
LSU finishes the year with a 10-3 record.