A new Glascock Group survey reveals some good news for Republican candidate Garret Graves in the 6th District Congressional race. Eric Gill has more…
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The driver of the pickup truck that slammed into three Breaux Bridge girls who were on their way to school is facing vehicular homicide charges. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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A new Glascock Group survey of voters in the 6th Congressional District shows Republican candidate Garret Graves moving into the second spot. The poll shows Graves the leading Republican with 22-percent, trailing Democrat Edwin Edwards with 34-percent. Pollster Darrell Glascock says it appears momentum is on Graves’ side…
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Fellow Republican candidate Paul Dietzel narrowly trails Graves in the poll with 19-percent. Glascock predicts Edwards to be a lock for a spot in the December runoff, with Dietzel and Graves battling for that second spot. Glascock says this poll shows there may be hope for Edwards in a runoff…
Glascock admits that, while this poll shows hope for Edwards, it’s still a longshot that he’ll win the runoff. He says as we approach the Tuesday election, it appears that name recognition is very important…
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State Police announced today that the driver who struck and killed two girls in Breaux Bridge yesterday will be charged with two counts of vehicular homicide. Lt. J-B Slaton says 32-year-old Jeremy Abraham was traveling at a high rate of speed when his pick-up truck collided with the victims
A 15-year-old and 14-year-old were killed, while 13-year-old Niya Flugence is in stable condition at a Baton Rouge hospital. Abraham is still in a Lafayette hospital being treated for injuries. Slaton says a blood sample was taken from him to see if he was impaired when the crash occurred
Slaton says the three girls who were hit by Abraham’s vehicle were on their way to school. He says they’ve determined that Abraham was driving twice the speed limit…
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The Office of Motor Vehicles will begin a “Senior Day” pilot program Saturday at various OMV offices in the state. Sgt. Nick Manale says this program is designed for senior citizens aged 60 and older…
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Manale says the goal of the program is to alleviate the wait seniors face at the OMV during the typical weekday. Select OMV offices will be open Saturday from 8AM until 12 Noon. Initially, “Senior Day” will occur one Saturday a month for the next six months. Manale says “Senior Day” participants will be able to take advantage of various OMV services…
A list of locations is available on the OMV website. Manale says feedback is encouraged and they will be closely monitoring the success of the “Senior Day” program…
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A 16-year-old student from Sam Houston High School in Lake Charles is dead after he fell off the roof of an S-U-V. Commander James McGee, with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s office, says Kaleb Franks and another teen were sitting on top of the S-U-V, with their feet on the inside of an open sunroof, when the driver made a quick jerking motion with the steering wheel
McGee says Franks fell after the driver made a quick jerking motion with the steering wheel. He was taken to a local hospital with head injuries and pronounced dead on Thursday night. He says the driver was 15-year-old and an unlicensed driver…
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The S-U-V belonged to one of the male’s parents. McGee says based on their investigation the teens were goofing around and unfortunately it led to a child’s death…