LRN Newscast 17:30 December 12

Federal and state grand juries handed down indictments against former Saints safety Darren Sharper based on allegations that he sexually assaulted two drug-impaired women at his New Orleans apartment in September 2013. He’s also facing a simple rape charge for a separate incident that occurred in August 2013. Legal analyst Tim Meche says rape is typically a “he-said-she-said” argument in court…
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The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s office has charged a 48-year-old man in the stabbing death of his 45-year-old wife. Brian Anthony Porter faces a second-degree murder charge. The victim, Penny Porter, was found stabbed to death inside her apartment Friday morning. Authorities say the two were living together when the incident occurred.

A fatal accident involving an 18 wheeler Friday morning on I-20 in Lincoln Parish has claimed the life on an unrestrained passenger after she was ejected from the vehicle. State Police Trooper Michael Reichart…
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The woman killed has been identified as 28-year-old Kimberly Henderson of Monroe.

A documentary dubbed the first comprehensive overview of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and aftermath, is being shown in select theaters across the country. Michelle Southern has more…
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