Ten David Wade Correctional Center inmates in Homer were rushed to the hospital yesterday after a lightning strike. Matt Doyle has more…
West Monroe Police say they have identified the two men accused of sparking a lockdown at West Monroe High on Tuesday. Police say a teacher saw the armed men at the school and alerted administration. Police, who were already on campus, quickly detained 57-year-old Matthew W. Hutson and 36-year-old Theodore Christopher Herr.
New Iberia Police have charged a 20-year-old man in last month’s shooting death of 17-year-old Garon Lewis, who was found dead in a vehicle at an intersection on August 16th. Captain John Babin says 20-year-old Trevonce Bernard was taken into police custody last night. The victim’s father Raymond Lewis, an Iberia Parish School Board member, and spoke at a press conference.
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Bernard’s bond has been set at 220-thousand dollars.
The University of Texas claims LSU Coach Ed Orgeron’s comments about the visitor’s locker room having no air conditioning was the first time they were made aware of the issue. Coach O says he had intel about the situation before showing up.Temps peaked at 103 for Saturday’s game in Austin that saw the Tigers win 45-38. Orgeron says the humidity was not as bad as it is typically in Louisiana.