Hurricane Laura is estimated to be an eight-to-nine billion-dollar insured loss event. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The Lafayette city-parish government is suing the person behind a satirical Antifa Facebook event page which had authorities respond to events this summer in River Ranch and at the Acadiana Mall. The lawsuit, filed Monday, alleges the hoaxes have cost taxpayers a considerable amount of money because law enforcement had to investigate each event. The defendant, 28, year-old, John Merrifield, says the social media posts have been taken out-of-context.
A lot of the attention on hurricane recovery in southwest Louisiana has been on Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes, but Beauregard Parish also took a significant hit from the Category Four storm. Sheriff Mark Herford says 85-percent of the parish is without power, but you will not go hungry…
49-year-old George Burns of Melder was shot by a Rapides Parish Sheriff SWAT marksman during a standoff after Burns allegedly barricaded in a home and fired at deputies. Rapides Sheriff Chief of Staff Tommy Carnline says deputies responded to a call from a suspect threatening to kill himself. Carnline says when deputies entered the home…
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Burns is in stable, but critical condition.