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State Police is investigating a fatal shooting in Ville Platte involving an Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s deputy. According to the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office the incident stemmed from a tip received about illegal drug transactions. A person was shot and died at a local hospital. No deputies were injured during the incident.
Work is underway to replace the L-A 544 bridge also known as Tech Drive over I-20 in Ruston. State transportation officials say the bridge was originally built in 1963 and has outlived its usefulness. DOTD spokesperson Erin Buchanan says the overpass replacement is not the only component of this four-year, 39-million-dollar project.
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There will be two roundabouts north of I-20 and one south of I-20, and they will replace the traffic lights that are currently at those intersections.
The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reports 16 Louisiana black bears were harvested during the legal bear hunting season that ran from December 6th to the 21st. LDWF’s Large Carnivore Program manager, John Hanks, says there were three different areas where hunters could legally hunt black bears.
Twenty-six tags were issued for the lottery hunt. Hanks says it’s the second straight year Louisiana had a black bear hunting season after not having one for 35 years because the animal was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.