The House Criminal Justice Committee approves a bill to extend domestic violence protections to sex-same couples. Jody Fortunato with the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office says they are running into problems handling felony domestic abuse charges against same sex couples….
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The panel also approved a bill that would put couples who are dating under the state’s domestic violence laws.

Revelers from all over the world are in Lafayette as the Festival International de Louisiane kicks off today. Kelly Strenge with the Lafayette Convention and Visitors Bureau says there will be entertainers from as far away as Europe and Africa…:
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Strenge says atendees can even expect to see some big lcoal names, like Marc Broussard.

Two teachers in St. Landry Parish have been arrested for allegedly bullying an 11-year-old student. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Three men have been charged on dog fighting charges in Webster Parish and 30 dogs have been rescued. Deputies were tipped off after they received allegations from an Atlanta-based group that investigates such cases. The booking report says many of the dogs were malnourised and several were restrained with heavy logging chains.