The people in one Lake Charles suburb has a strong message for the company looking to put up a data center in their community – not in our backyard. Kace Kieschnick reports.
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Investigators are searching for the remains of two missing south Louisiana women that could be buried in West Feliciana Parish on the property of 43-year-old Thomas Morris. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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On this, the 25th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in this nation’s history, we hear from one man who was in Washington, DC, on that terrible day. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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A Missouri-based company is planning on putting up a data center in a community about eight miles north of Lake Charles, and the people who live there are not happy about it. Representative Brett Geymann (GUY-min), whose district includes Moss Bluff, says the people live there for a specific reason.
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Representative Geymann says Moss Bluff was planned strictly as a residential community.
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Geymann says the people of Moss Bluff want to keep it that way. While data centers themselves have garnered a great deal of controversy in recent years with the amount of resources needed to power them, Geymann says this has nothing to do with opposition to data centers, per se – the people of Moss Bluff simply do not want one in their backyard.
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We have reached out to the president of Azimuth Renewals, which signed an option back in April to buy about 12-hundred acres of heavily wooded property where the proposed data center would go. So far, we have not heard back.
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There’s been a major break in the case of two missing south Louisiana women. West Feliciana Parish Sheriff Brian Spillman says his deputies along with other agencies have begun searching a rural residential piece of property that belongs to 43-year-old Thomas Morris, who was arrested in July on an unrelated kidnapping case.
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Madison Allen is believed to have disappeared in November 2023. She was living in Zachary. The other missing woman is Stephanie Hevia, who disappeared in March of 2025. Her last known address was in West Feliciana Parish.
Spillman says both women were known acquaintances of Morris and investigators have developed sufficient evidence to secure a search warrant of Morris’ property. The sheriff is not dismissing the possibility they may find more than just the remains of Allen and Hevia.
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Spillman says the search of the 15-acre property will be slow and methodical. He continues to ask for the public’s help in this case as their information has helped them secure the search warrant.
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Morris is in jail on a 500-thousand-dollar bond. He was arrested nearly two months ago after authorities say he held a woman against her will. The victim, who was from Montana, was not allowed to leave and not allowed access to her cell phone. She eventually alerted authorities about her dire situation when she called the cops from the bathroom of a local dollar store.
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It was arguably the darkest day in American history, and it happened 25 years ago today. 2,977 people were killed when 19 terrorists hijacked four planes; two of them were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, one was flown into the Pentagon, and the other crashed in a remote field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers who got word of the other three hijackings overpowered the terrorists.
Trey Williams is currently the spokesman for Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry; but on September 11th, 2001, Williams was working at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC. He was in his office building as American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon a short distance away and while United Airlines Flight 93 was still in the air.
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Like everyone else, Williams was trying to get home at that point; but with public transit shut down, his only options were driving or walking. With traffic at a standstill, Williams chose to walk several hours home, and the images he saw on his way home will stick with him forever, and not just the bad ones.
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Cell phones weren’t nearly as abundant in September 2001 as they are today, and texting hadn’t been invented yet. Still, Williams was able to contact a family member back in Louisiana, who in turn contacted all other loved ones to let them know that he was safe.
Williams says his roommate worked in the Pentagon not too far from where the plane crashed; he was able to get out okay.
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In the 25 years since the 9/11 attacks, anti-terrorism intelligence at all levels – federal, state and local – has become a lot more sophisticated. Mark Fontenot, the intelligence coordination center manager at GOHSEP, says everything is a lot more advanced now.
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Fontenot says as part of its main responsibility, GOHSEP does a lot of public outreach.
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Fontenot says the goal today is not only to respond faster, but to identify, assess and disrupt threats before they become incidents.
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Eighth-ranked LSU hosts Louisiana Tech tomorrow, as both schools come off massive week one blowout wins. Tigers quarterback Sam Leavitt passed for 230 yards and a touchdown and ran for 113 yards and two scores in the 51-10 win over Clemson. Left tackle Jordan Seaton was impressed.
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LA Tech beat Northwestern State 80-6 in its opener. Wide receiver Dedrick Latulas had two catches for ten yards and a touchdown and a 58-yard punt return touchdown. He says he’s excited to play in a sold-out Tiger Stadium, but the Bulldogs are not intimidated by LSU.
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LSU is a 31-and-a-half-point favorite over the Bulldogs. With many already looking ahead to a dramatic reunion between coach Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss next weekend, wide receiver Winnie Watkins says the players are completely focused on Tech.
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Kickoff is at 6:30.
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The Saints kick off year two with head coach Kellen Moore and quarterback Tyler Shough on Sunday. They have a tough test going on the road against Detroit, who have had four straight winning seasons. Saints defensive coordinator Brandon Staley says quarterback Jared Goff is a big part of that success.
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The Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs was named to his third straight Pro Bowl last season after totaling over 18-hundred scrimmage yards and 18 touchdowns. Staley says he’s a weapon no matter what he’s doing.
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Kickoff Sunday is at noon.
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ULM faces UAB on the road at 2:30 tomorrow. The Blazers lost their opener to Illinois in a 42-23 game that was closer than the final score shows. Warhawks coach Bryant Vincent says they beat them in every stat but the scoreboard.
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The Warhawks are coming off a 62-13 loss to Mississippi State. Vincent says the Bulldogs are easily the most talented team they’ll face all season, but he expects a similar style of play from the Blazers.
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