An 18-year old Covington High School student is being held in St Tammany Parish Detention Center after a video of her attacking a disabled teacher went viral. Brooke Thorington has more
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State Police have arrested a Donaldsonville man after he hit a nine-year-old boy who just got off of a school bus. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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After responding to a residence for a medical emergency Wednesday night police in Lafayette found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound. Lafayette P.D. Corporal Bridgette Dugas says they are now investigating a homicide at an Essie Street home.
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The gunshot victim was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead and police say she was only shot once.
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Dugas says the shooting happened shortly after 9 pm Wednesday night in the 100 block of Essie Street. She says the area is not known for high crime and they are asking anyone who might have seen something out of the ordinary to contact them.
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The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
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A disturbing viral Tik Tok video of an 18-year old Covington High School student and teacher is making the rounds. Covington Police Sgt. Edwin Masters says they got involved after the Wednesday afternoon altercation in which the female student attacked a 64-year old disabled teacher which caused her to go to the hospital.
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In the video, you can see the teacher sitting at her desk when a student who has been identified as Larrianna Jackson approaches. There is a brief discussion, you can’t hear them, but you can hear students who are filming say they are going to run if she goes through with it. Moments later the students scream as Jackson punches the teacher repeatedly.
Masters says during the investigation they learned of the video challenge and because of recent legislation which can also hold a person who knowingly films a crime responsible, the female student directly involved in the altercation might not be the only one charged.
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Masters gives a stark warning for residents in Covington even thinking about participating in such a challenge that involves violence and/or destruction of property.
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Jackson is charged with felony Battery of a School Teacher and is being held at the St. Tammany Parish Jail. The school teacher has been released from the hospital.
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The Louisiana Coastal Protection Restoration Authority says it has completed a multi-million-dollar project to enhance the presence of the Brown Pelican on Rabbit Island in Southwest Louisiana. Project Manager Todd Baker tells us the effort has been much more successful than expected.
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The Brown Pelican is Louisiana’s state bird and Baker says of the nests observed on the island, there are 11-hundred-50 Brown Pelican nests on the island. A total of 12 species have been observed on the island, ten of them listed as “species of greatest conservation need.
CPRA Project Manager Todd Baker tells us how important the restoration project, paid for with Deepwater Horizon oil spill money, is to preserve the Brown Pelican in the state.
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Baker talks about the importance of the Brown Pelican, in addition to it being the official state bird of Louisiana.
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A portion of the 16-point-four-million dollars allocated to the project will help maintain the restoration effort in the years to come.
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A nine-year-old boy in southeast Louisiana suffered serious injuries after he was hit yesterday by a dump truck after getting off the school bus in Belle Chasse. State Police Trooper Ross Brennan says 61-year-old Gregory Valentine of Donaldsonville approached the rear of a school bus that had its stop signs extended and flashing lights activated
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Brennan says the child continues to receive treatment at a local hospital. He says they do not suspect impairment on the part of Valentine, but he still faces several charges
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Brennan says they also do not suspect speed was a factor…
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