The Louisiana Nation Guard’s 139th Regional Support Group are back in Louisiana today after an extended stay in Iraq. 84 troops, 60 of those from the New Orleans area, and the rest from Alexandria, returned from a deployment that began in December. Sergeant First Class Denny Ricou says they were there as part of the fight against the Islamic State.
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Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards has announced the two women for fraud. In April, the two were falsely presenting themselves as members of a church raising money for a young girl suffering from leukemia. Investigators have been actively looking into the case since then. Upon arrest, the woman admitted their roles in the fraud, claiming their addiction to heroin was to blame for the act.
Lafayette Mayor-President Joel Robideaux calls on the Lafayette Public Library to either cancel or move a Drag Queen Story Time event scheduled for October. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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