This Saturday you have the opportunity to see a bulldog run at over 180 miles per hour. Eric Gill has more…
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The Kenner Police Department arrest a Mississippi woman who was allegedly driving drunk when she crashed into a cop car two times. Michelle Southern reports…:
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This Saturday you’ll have the chance to see a bulldog run at over 180 miles per hour. ARCA Racing Series driver and Lafayette native Buster Graham will debut the number 17 Louisiana Tech Bulldog Ford Fusion in the Lucas Oil 200 stock car race. Tech spokesman, Dave Guerin, says this started with a benefactor who wanted to increase the exposure of the university’s brand…
The race, at Daytona International Speedway, is the first in the ARCA racing season and can be seen on Fox Sports 1 beginning at 3PM Saturday. Guerin says he has not seen a car in the ARCA series emblazoned with a university’s logo before. He says this is really a one-of-a-kind opportunity…
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He says not only will you see the Tech colors on the car, but Graham, the rest of the pit crew, and everything with the race team will be representing the Bulldogs. Guerin aims to see the Tech blue and red streaking around the track more this ARCA season…
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The Kenner Police Department says they’ve arrested a Mississippi woman who was allegedly driving drunk when she crashed into a cop car two times. Lt. Brian McGregor says officers pulled over a 2000 GMC pick-up truck, which was swerving on Williams Blvd in Kenner, driven by 46-year-old Debra Lynn White of Gulfport…:
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McGregor says once the officer’s unit was hit, he backed up and tried to create some distance between the suspect’s car and his..:
White was booked with DWI, reckless operation and aggravated flight from an officer. McGregor says when the officers finally got White out of her vehicle, she was slurring her words and was clearly intoxicated…:
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The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office announces a reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for burglarizing a Thibodaux church last week. Spokesperson Brennan Matherne says a person or persons broke into the Old Fountain Baptist Church on Hwy 308…
He says those responsible broke into closets and filing cabinets looking for anything of value…
He says the thieves took several pieces of electronic equipment and a jar of money. Matherne says detectives are looking for any information about this crime and a tip that leads to an arrest could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000…
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The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s office says they are investigating KKK fliers that were left in several neighborhoods in the area. Lt. Tommy Carnline says the fliers have a picture of a hooded man on them and say “You can sleep well tonight knowing the Klan is awake”…:
Carnline says their detectives are working on it and they’ve also involved the FBI because it could be considered a hate crime…:
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The flier provides contact information. When you dial the phone number you get a pre-recorded message from the Traditionalist American Knights of the Klu Klux Klan which says they are unapologetically committed to the interest and values of the white race…: