A police chief in a small city in Rapides Parish finds himself on the other side of the law. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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The case of the stolen Abraham Lincoln statue appears to be solved, but the statue is in pieces, and its owner is upset. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The acting police chief in Cheneyville, a town of less than 500 in Rapides Parish, finds himself on the other side of the law. State Police Master Trooper Casey Wallace says 37-year-old Charles Isaac is charged with molestation of a juvenile and sexual battery of a child under the age of 13.
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Wallace says Isaac was not on duty when the alleged abuse occurred. He says all defendants will be treated the same way, regardless of their occupations.
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Wallace says if Isaac is found guilty, he will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law, regardless of his role in law enforcement, let alone as a police chief.
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Three people have been arrested for allegedly stealing a 64-pound, solid silver statue of former President Abraham Lincoln from the Houmas House Estate and Gardens in Ascension Parish. Houmas House owner Kevin Kelly says unfortunately the suspects cut up the statue in several pieces and sold parts at a pawn shop and a gold and silver shop in Metairie…
Kelly credits the pawn shop owner for recognizing the solen statue from Kelly’s Facebook post and calling the authorities. The three people arrested are 28-year-old Steve Coronado of Raceland, 20-year-old Alma Fontenot of New Iberia and 49-year-old Bruce Shelvin of Avondale. Kelly believes more people were involved…
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The statue’s value is estimated at 166-thousand dollars. Detectives say the thieves broke a window and grabbed the statue, without setting off the motion detectors in the historic mansion. Kelly says many of his guests called the statue of Abraham Lincoln their favorite item on the tour. He says he’ll try to put it on display again, but he doesn’t have Lincoln’s head…
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The website RV Trader is out with its rankings for the best tailgating destinations in the SEC, and LSU emerged as the number one destination in the conference. Scott Smith, a tailgating expert with RV Trader, says many factors rose LSU to the top.
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Smith says Louisiana’s world famous cuisine had a lot to do with LSU taking the top spot in its SEC tailgating destination ranking.
Smith says he also noticed that LSU tailgaters are also very willing to share their culture with others.
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The LSU rush attack comes in at 85th in the country, averaging just 118 yards on the ground a game. Head coach Brian Kelly knows the overall offense needs to better and he says that he wants to make sure that his team wins the line of scrimmage when it plays Florida on Saturday.
With sophomore tight end Trey’Dez Green listed as a game-time decision with an MCL sprain, LSU will have to rely heavily on Bauer Sharp to be effective against Florida. Head coach Brian Kelly likes the traits and intensity Sharp brings to the field each week.
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The Saints defense will have to contain one of the most dangerous offensive players in the league in 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey. Linebacker Demario Davis says that McCaffrey’s versatility makes it difficult for defenses to stop him.
It’s going to be “Return of the Mac” in New Orleans on Sunday as former Patriots starting quarterback Mac Jones is expected to get the start for the San Francisco 49ers with Brock Purdy injured. Defensive end Cameron Jordan says that although Jones is not very mobile, it will be important for the Saints’ pass rush to throw him off his timing and make him uncomfortable.
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