The St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office believes they have found the person who tossed a bag full of lab puppies from a bridge into water in Henderson on Sunday. Deputies say they collected enough evidence to arrest 55-year-old Gary James Goulas of Breaux Bridge. He’s been charged with eight counts of aggravated cruelty to animals and booked into the parish prison.

Four the fourth straight year, the Humane Society of Louisiana is organizing a Mardi Gras Parade Horse Adoption Program. The charity has found homes for 55 horses during the past three years and Humane Society Director Jeff Dorson says the program is gaining in popularity…
cut 8 (11) “…few weeks”
Go to Facebook-dot-com-backslash-mardi-gras-horses to look at this year’s horses that are up for adoption.

Expect to see more law enforcement on the highways in an effort to crackdown on intoxicated Carnival goers who get behind the wheel….
cut 2 (31) “…I’m Brooke Thorington”

Mardi Gras is not just for south Louisiana, there’s a children’s parade in Alexandria today and tomorrow it’s the 27th annual Krewes Parade. Alexandria Convention and Visitors Bureau spokesperson Anne Savage says while in town, get yourself some king cake.
Cut 13 (11) “…delicious.”