The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office has reopened a 1980 cold case where 15-year-old Mary Darlene Howard was found murdered in Leesville. Emelie Gunn has more…
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An environmental group is peacefully protesting a proposed 162-mile gas pipeline in south Louisiana. Kelley Ray has more..
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A college prep school in St. Martin Parish produces another video of a student learning he’s been accepted to an Ivy League School. Jeff Palermo has the story…
Cut 3 (30) “I’m Jeff Palermo .”
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The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help finding Mary Darlene Howard’s killer, 37 years later. Sheriff Sam Craft says 15-year-old Mary was found dead April 27th 1980 in the woods in Leesville close to Fort Polk. He says the initial investigation did not result in an arrest.
Craft says investigators continue to follow up on these leads and encourage anyone who might remember something about this case to contact the Sheriff’s department. He also hopes to get in contact with Howard’s family.
Craft says in the coming months, they will also reopen other cold cases in Vernon Parish. He says his department is corresponding with the crime lab in Lake Charles to help crack Mary Howard’s cold case.
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An LSU Ag Center researcher believes he’s made a breakthrough when it comes to combating chronic wasting disease, mad cow disease and C-J-D, which is found in one-eighth of Alzheimer’s patients. Dr. Frank Bastain has developed a way to grow a bacteria that causes these diseases which makes it possible to develop tests and vaccines for them…
Bastian says he hopes to begin working on a vaccine that could potentially cure the disease, especially in humans suffering from C-J-D. It develops in persons between 40 and 80 years old and ninety percent of those infected die with a few weeks to a year…
Bastain says this research is important for deer hunters since they have no way to determine if a deer is ill with chronic wasting disease…
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The Louisiana Bucket Brigade plans to put their bodies in the way of a proposed pipeline that would stretch across south Louisiana. Energy Transfer Partners only needs a couple of permits before they can start construction on the Bayou Bridge Pipeline. Bucket Brigade Director Anne Rolfes says they will resist non-violently…
The Louisiana Bucket Brigade has filed lawsuits to stop construction, naming Governor John Bel Edwards and Bayou Bridge L-L-C as defendants. Rolfes says the 162-mile long pipeline would go between Lake Charles and St. James …
Rofles says Energy Transfer Partners has a long history of damaging the environment and shouldn’t be allowed in Louisiana…
Energy Transfer Partners says they will restore any wetlands that are damaged by the construction of the pipeline. Governor Edwards hasn’t given any indication he will stop the construction.
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It wasn’t the Saints best game, but New Orleans still pulled off a 31-19 victory over the New York Jets. Mark Ingram rushed for two touchdowns and had 151 yards from scrimmage. Second-year wide receiver Michael Thomas also had a big game with 9 catches for 93 yards and a touchdown. But Coach Sean Payton was not happy with the rest of his offense…
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The Saints turned it over three times on the afternoon, but still improve to 10-4 on the season. New Orleans remains in a tie for first place in the NFC South, because Carolina also beat Green Bay. Payton hopes his team wasn’t score board watching…
Quarterback Drew Brees threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns. But Brees, who also threw an interception, not happy about the team’s three turnovers…
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The Saints scored on their first three possessions, but didn’t score just 14 points the rest of the way. Brees on the struggles on offense after a quick start…