A new Food Network series called “Cajun Aces” staring two south Louisiana chefs premiers Saturday night. Michelle Southern reports…:
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A newly released 300-page State Police report shows alleged criminal corruption by former State Police Superintendent Mike Edmonson. Don Molino has more…
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A new Food Network series called “Cajun Aces” staring two south Louisiana chefs premiers tomorrow night. Husband and wife chefs Cody and Samantha Carroll run the very popular restaurants Hot Tails in New Roads, and Sac a Lait in New Orleans’ Warehouse District. Cody says the cameras follow them around Cajun country, and highlight Louisiana in a huge way…:
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The couple says say this was one of the fastest green-lit projects ever by their production company, High Noon, to hit the Food Network. Cody says they’ve already seen the first episode entitled, “Crawfish and Mirliton,” and the camera work capturing the Cajun countryside is incredible…:
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The first episodes of Cajun Aces airs on Food Network tomorrow night at 7pm; one highlighting crawfish dishes and the other about wild boar. Then next week the other two episodes next week will feature wild turkey and red fish. Samantha says there is a huge sense around the country of a huge love and fascination for all Louisiana has to offer…:
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A newly released 300-page State Police report provided to the Advocate, shows former LSP Superintendent Mike Edmonson allegedly knew about side trips several troopers took on their way to a conference in San Diego last year. President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission Rafael Goyeneche (go-en-nech-che) says Edmonson asked for an internal investigation only after the media became involved…
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Edmonson retired last March after learning the troopers were being internally investigated after claiming overtime and expensive hotel stays in Arizona and Nevada. Goyeneche says Edmonson’s tampering with key evidence could bring felony charges, including obstruction of justice…
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Goyeneche says Edmonson’s behavior has been embarrassing for the State Police. It will take a while to bring reconciliation to the agency…
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Attempts by LRN to speak with Edmonson have not been returned.
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A suspected bank robber is in custody after being on the run this week. Broussard Police Chief Brannon Decou says 29-year-old Jeremie Raymond of New Iberia allegedly held up the First Community Bank Monday, firing a weapon and injuring a bank teller. He left on foot after the robbery. Decou says Raymond was apprehend with help from the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force…
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Decou says it is unknown if the sister was involved in the incident. Decou says Raymond faces several charges…
Raymond is held in the East Baton Rouge Parish jail on a half-million-dollar bond and waiting extradition to Lafayette Parish.
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State Police is still searching for a driver involved in a fatal hit and run which killed a pedestrian in St. John the Baptist Parish last weekend. Senior Trooper Melissa Matey says they do know that the hit and run vehicle is a 1988 to 2000 model GMC or Chevrolet pickup truck. She says the tailgate is a different color than the rest of the vehicle and some of the paint is faded on both sides of the truck.
The vehicle has the Louisiana license plate X-4-4-4-6-6-6. Matey urges anyone who could’ve seen this vehicle to contact State Police immediately. She says the truck is a light color, possibly silver or gray.
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Eugene Webber III was killed on Saturday, November 25th while walking down U.S. 61.
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It’s official; Jimbo Fisher is leaving Florida State to take the head coaching job at Texas A&M, and will not host the FSU game against ULM Saturday. So what does this mean for LSU now that he’s back in the SEC? College football analyst Mike Detillier says Fisher is known for developing quarterbacks…:
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A Houston TV station is reporting that Fisher’s deal is worth $7.5 million dollars annually over what is “likely” a 10-year contract. Detillier says a big key for Fisher’s success overall in the SEC is whether or not he can do something about the struggling Aggie defense…:
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Reports say Fisher is already expected to be introduced in College Station Monday. Fisher’s name was being tossed around at LSU after Les Miles was fired, but it didn’t work out. Detillier says college football is all about looking forward and not back at what you should have done…:
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Fisher was the Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach at LSU from 2000-2006.
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