One woman is dead and another in the hospital after being trapped in an overturned vehicle stranded in a canal for over 24 hours. Brittany Guillory and Jada Jones, both of Ville Platte, were on the way home early Sunday morning when the vehicle drove off a curve on North Line Road in Port Allen. West Baton Rouge Sheriff spokesperson Lt. Ken Albarez says the car struck some trees in its path.
Cut 3 (08) “…bottom of a canal.”
Guillory died in the accident.
Louisiana will receive 3.6 million dollars from the U-S Department of Education to help schools statewide develop disaster plans. The governor’s education policy advisor, Donald Songy, says thanks to the grant money, LSU’s counter-terrorist education academy will help schools have a disaster plan in place
The plans include both manmade and natural disasters.
A woman’s body was found in Cameron Parish burned with gasoline in what’s being investigated as a possible homicide. 32-year-old Mitzie B. Galimidi appears to have already been dead when her body was brought to the scene and doused, according to authorities. Parish Sheriff Ron Johnson says at the moment they can’t confirm it’s a homicide, and so far evidence has been sparse.
Police say they discovered the body less than 24 hours after the attempted dumping and burning.
A 37-year-old, ten year veteran of the Louisiana State Police has been arrested after an investigation revealed he allegedly used his access to law enforcement databases for unauthorized activities. Trooper Glenn Younger says the investigation is ongoing, but…
John Kelley of Troop G has been placed on forced leave.