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A Lafayette woman is facing multiple charges after she allegedly ran into a police officer with her vehicle. Authorities says 37-year-old Jennifer Shanahan was involved in a disturbance and was found sitting in her vehicle in a parking lot. According to police, officers asked Shanahan to exit her vehicle, instead she placed her vehicle in reverse and accelerated, hitting the officer who suffered a minor injury.
This morning prosecutors ruled that no charges will be filed in the fatal officer-involved shooting of a mentally-ill man last year. State Police say 32-year-old Michael Noel was shot and killed at his home in St. Martin parish while resisting officers who attempted to take him into protective custody. Assistant District Attorney Chester Cedars says no one was charged in the incident, because there was no crime.
Noel’s mother, Barbara, told the Associated Press she is “furious” no criminal charges were handed down against the deputies.
Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is now up to $415 million. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Kim Chopin says the recent Powerball jackpots have boosted ticket sales 50-percent from this time last year.