Residents in the Tensas Parish town of St. Joe are being told by the Department of Health and Hospitals that it might be a while before the murky brown water in their system can be cleared up. DHH’s Dr. Jimmy Guidry..:
CUT 8 (10) “treatments occur”
He says the iron in the water and is not a health issue.

St. Landry’s Captain Clay Higgins with the Sheriff’s Office says they are working around the clock to find the person responsible and motive for killing 14-year-old Treyvon Goudeau…:
CUT 11 (10) “a homicide”
He says the autopsy determined that Goudeau was shot in the head and that’s how he died. An arrest, possibly two, have reportedly been made, but details are scarce at this time.

A former cop in Avoyelles Parish who worked for Bunkie and Cottonport police has been arrested by State Police amid allegations he was on duty at the same time for both departments and collected pay from each. Investigators say they discovered 47-year-old Joseph Johnson of Mansura, for quite some time, was collecting two payroll checks for working the same hours. He was charged with 30 counts of public payroll fraud and malfeasance in office.

Louisiana’s Cajun groundhog, Pierre C. Shadeaux, predicts an early and long spring this year. The young nutria came out of his Cajun cottage in New Iberia this morning in front of a crowd awaiting to find out his forecast. Publisher of the Daily Iberian Will Chapman says every year there is a great turnout for the event and the kids really look forward to seeing Pierre come out of his cottage…:
CUT 4 (10) “welcome Pierre”