The Office of Motor Vehicles is expanding the number of offices that will operate using only online appointment scheduling by seven. OMV Spokesperson Matthew Boudreaux says it’s a good way to provide a safer, more convenient experience that avoids making people wait outside.
Breaux Bridge, Marksville, Opelousas, Plaquemine, Thibodaux, Vivian, and West Monroe join the nine other existing offices to move to online scheduling.
A Lake Charles man who authorities say fatally shot two people and left third-person fighting for her life is now in custody. Calcasieu Sheriff Tony Mancuso says 51-year-old Neil Broussard was arrested at a Dollar General store near the wooded area in Beauregard Parish where authorities had been searching for him. The suspect did not have the murder weapon on him and no confession.
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A Slidell daycare worker, 34-year old Leann Simon, faces one count of second-degree cruelty to a juvenile. The St. Tammany Parish sheriff’s office says Simon allegedly twisted the child’s arm behind its back before lifting the child up by the arm. The parents contacted authorities last week after taking the child to the hospital.
New ownership of the Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tete has discontinued the roadside zoo attraction that has garnered a lot of attention over the years. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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