A Houma woman and her boyfriend face first-degree murder charges after her toddler was found dead in a trash can. More from Kevin Gallagher…:
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The widow of Edwin Edwards spoke candidly about her new love, one year after the death of the former four-term governor. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The state health department is reporting two new cases of monkeypox infection in Louisiana. Both of the infected individuals are from the New Orleans area and this brings the total number of monkeypox cases to three. State Health officer Doctor Joe Kanter on the symptoms of monkeypox
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The C-D-C says monkeypox can spread from person-to-person through direct contact with the infectious rash.
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Monkeypox is considered a cousin of small pox and Kanter says the vaccines available for smallpox can be used to prevent monkeypox…
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LDH is working with the CDC and the patients’ healthcare providers to identify and notify individuals in Louisiana who may have been in contact with the patients while they were infectious.
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State Police in Troop I report a child riding without proper restraints was killed Monday in a single-vehicle crash on state Highway 91 in Acadia Parish. Trooper First Class Thomas Gossen says a pickup driven by 44-year-old Carla Lacombe, of Eunice, lost control and went into a spin and overturned, after hitting a culvert…:
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Trooper Gossen says 8-year-old Macy Guidry was riding in the front seat of the crew cab pickup, and was not wearing seatbelt or in a booster seat. She was ejected from the vehicle and did not survive. He says an investigation of the crash is underway, and there may be charges for the driver…:
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Gossen says troopers do not suspect impairment in the crash, but haven’t ruled out distracted driving. He says Lacombe and a teen passenger in the rear seat were wearing restraints, and were treated for minor injuries. Gossen says seatbelts reduce one’s chances of being ejected from a vehicle by well over 50-percent. He says wearing a belt, and being in the back seat, would have saved the girl’s life…:
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Police in Houma say a local woman and her boyfriend are facing first degree murder charges, after officers found the remains of her 2-year-old son in a trash can. Houma Police Chief Dana Coleman says the couple initially said the child was abducted, but evidence collected implicates them…:
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In custody are 28-year-old Maya Jones and 37-year-old Jermaine Robinson. Coleman says they had problems with Jones’ story from the onset and suspected foul play once they saw holes in her story. Terrebonne Parish District Attorney Joseph Waitz says its shocks the conscience that this kind of abuse would go on
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Waitz says this is potentially a death penalty case…
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The widow of former governor Edwin Edwards opened up about her new romantic relationship during an interview on Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster. 43-year-old Trina Edwards who was at the side of Edwards when he died at the age of 93 last year, is now dating former House Speaker and Senate President John Alario, who is 78….
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Trina Edwards believes Edwin Edwards would approve her relationship with Alario. The politicians were at allies at the state capitol. Trina Edwards says she and the late governor would talk often about who she would marry after his passing…
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Trina Edwards says they’ve been dating for six months and their relationship blossomed after she went to a Saints game with him in early January…
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