The state has reopened a couple of areas in the Gulf of Mexico that were affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to commercial fishermen. Eric Gill reports…
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State Police say a Louisiana Department of Public Safety officer is charged with sexual battery and malfeasance in office following a traffic stop in Zachary. Eric Gill has more…
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State Police say a suspected drunk driver heading the wrong way on a four-lane highway in Beauregard Parish struck another vehicle head-on, resulting in three fatalities. State Police Sergeant James Anderson says they believe 28-year-old Kristi Poteet was traveling south in the northbound lanes of US 171
Poteet and a passenger in her car were killed at the scene. 41-year-old Ricky Gill of Singer was the driver of the other car who also died. Anderson says they believe Poteet was impaired at the time of the crash
The fatal wreck occurred about five miles north of the community of Longville. Anderson says the investigation continues on how Poteet ended up driving on the wrong side of a four-lane highway
(State Police say nine people were killed over the weekend. No seatbelts, impaired driving and driver error were the contributing factors. 61 lives have been lost since the week before Thanksgiving in accidents investigated by State Police.)
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The state has reopened a couple of areas in the Gulf of Mexico that were affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to commercial fishermen. Areas off the coasts of Elmer’s and Grand Terre (tear, as in rip something) islands have been closed since the spill in 2010. Dean Blanchard, owner of Dean Blanchard’s Seafood in Grand Isle, says both of these areas are good areas for shrimp…
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reopened these areas, near Grand Isle, December 10. Blanchard says reopening these areas will be a big help for the industry going forward…
There is still an area near Barataria Bay that remains closed to fishing. Blanchard says the more shrimp fishermen are able to harvest will put more on the market and drive the cost of Gulf shrimp down. He says they are keeping a close eye on these shrimp to make sure they aren’t affected by the spill…
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State Police say a Louisiana Department of Public Safety officer is charged with sexual battery and malfeasance in office following a traffic stop in Zachary. Michael Selders of Clinton was booked into the East Baton Rouge Prison. Lt. JB Slaton says the victim contacted the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s office after the traffic stop…
The victim claims Selders touched her inappropriately during the traffic stop. Selders is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. Slaton says the victim was aware of Selders before the incident because he frequented her place of employment…
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The victim claims Selders continued to touch her inappropriately after they exchanged a hug. EBRSO detectives say there were several inconsistencies in Selders’ accounts of the incident. Slaton says these types of allegations are something that State Police take very seriously…
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State Police is investigating a crash involving a pedestrian who was struck and killed after he fell out of the back of a truck in LaSalle Parish over the weekend. Master Trooper Scott Moreau says 22-year-old Brittany Walker of Jena was traveling on La Highway 8 when she struck an unknown object in the roadway…:
Moreau says they later determined that the person lying in the roadway was 43-year-old Marcus Jones. He says while they were working the scene one of victim’s friends returned looking Jones because he had been standing up in the back of his truck, standing and holding down wooden pallets…:
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The St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s office is investigating the case of two women who were shot in a domestic disturbance leaving one dead and one injured. Major Ginny Higgins says they responded to a residence and deputies discovered two female victims suffering gunshot wounds…:
A 20-year-old victim was pronounced dead at a hospital and the 19-year-old suffered non-life threatening injuries. Higgins says they were able to locate and apprehend the suspect, 25-year-old Donovan Kennedy of New Iberia shortly after the incident…:(The relationship of those involved is not known at this time.)
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