The Assistant Police Chief in the Acadia Parish town of Estherwood has resigned for posting racial comments and pictures on his Facebook page. Police Chief Ernest Villejoin (Vee-jewan) says they are extremely sorry if Wayne Welsh’s posts offended anyone…:
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Welsh referred to Muslim women as trash bags and posted racially charged memes.

Citing ongoing money problems, The Salvation Army homeless shelter in Monroe, the only one in the area, is going to close later this month. Spokesperson Jon Kalahar says church services and weekly prayer meetings will continue, and so will basic social services…:
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He says seven employees will be laid off when the shelter closes.

Gunfire killed a man and wounded a Red River Parish sheriff’s deputy Wednesday morning south of Coushatta, according to State Police. They believe a gunman and deputies fired at each other when a deputy was hit, and a wounded man taken to the hospital where he died. State Police is investigating.

An arrest has been made in the case of a woman who was found stabbed to death in her home. Baton Rouge Police Sgt. Don Coppola says 42-year-old Miguel Lopez asked someone at the home to call police when he fled the scene. He says the body of the victim was discovered later…:
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The victim is 42-year-old Sara Hernandez. Lopez was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on a charge of second degree murder.

LSU Head Football Coach Ed Orgeron announced starting right guard Maea Teuhema has been indefinitely suspended for violation of team rules. Orgeron said earlier this week that Teuhema was not at practice, because of academic issues.