Ten David Wade Correctional Center inmates in Homere were rushed to the hospital yesterday after a lightning strike. Matt Doyle has more…
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There’s a tropical disturbance near the southeast Bahamas that the National Hurricane Center says could get into the Gulf of Mexico this weekend. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Ten inmates at David Wade Correctional Center in Homer suffered injuries after lightning strikes the field where they were playing flag football.
Department of Corrections spokesperson Ken Pastorick says a weather event was closing in, but the flag football game was not called off because there were no signs of imminent danger.
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The strike hit just adjacent to where the inmates were playing.
Nine of the inmates have returned to the facility after spending time at a local hospital. Pastorick says they suffered symptoms common to those who survive lightning strikes.
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Pastorick says the policy was followed, and if a strike had been detected then they would have moved the inmates off the field.
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The University of Texas claims LSU Coach Ed Orgeron’s comments about the visitor’s locker room having no air conditioning was the first time they were made aware of the issue. Coach O says he had intel about the situation before showing up.
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Temps peaked at 103 for Saturday’s game in Austin that saw the Tigers win 45-38. Orgeron says the humidity was not as bad as it is typically in Louisiana.
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Orgeron says despite the best efforts to combat the effects of the heat, many of the players began to cramp up.
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New Iberia Police have charged a 20-year-old man in last month’s shooting death of 17-year-old Garon Lewis, who was found dead in a vehicle at an intersection on August 16th. Captain John Babin says 20-year-old Trevonce Bernard was taken into police custody last night
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Bernard’s bond has been set at 220-thousand dollars. Babin says they are not saying what evidence they have on Bernard and the investigation continues
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Lewis was a quarterback for New Iberia High School and this was his senior season. His father is Raymond Lewis, an Iberia Parish School Board member. The elder Lewis spoke at a press conference
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Saints fans are celebrating the team’s hard-fought 30-28 win over the Texans but Coach Sean Payton says the Black and Gold will need to play better, especially on defense. Payton says they couldn’t stop All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins…
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Houston QB DeShaun Watson put on a show, scoring four total TDs and routinely breaking the Black and Gold’s back on third down. Payton says nothing seemed to slow him down.
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Despite the slow start on offense and the late-game defensive breakdowns, the coach is still happy the team came together when it mattered most.
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