Abbeville Police are investigating a shooting. Authorities say the victim is in the hospital right now. There was also a second call of shots fired, but officers were unable to find anything. (Source)
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Some states begin to arm National Guard members
INDIANAPOLIS — States across the country are increasing security at military centers in response to last week’s shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Indiana Governor Mike Pence authorized National Guard troops in his state to carry weapons on base, reports CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz. Pence says he sees no alternative after what happened in Chattanooga. “I […]
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Cuba and US to open embassies for the first time since 1961
For the first time in more than five decades, Cuba and the US will have embassies in Washington and Havana. Cuban President Raul Castro said the hugely symbolic step was the start of a long and complex road to normalisation. The US State Department spokesman John Kirby said there were still “issues that we don’t […]
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14 Year old in Critical Condition after Hit and Run
Anyone with information on a crash that happened Friday night on LA 43 north of LA 442 in Livingston Parish is urged to contact Louisiana State Police Troop A at 225-754-8500, or their local law enforcement agency. According to LSP, shortly before 10:00 pm on July 17, 2015, two pedestrians were walking in the southbound […]
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Early morning crash takes life of Rayne man
A Rayne man died early Saturday morning in a car crash in Acadia Parish. Police say 24 year old Brock James Simon, was a passenger in a vehicle that was travelling west on Standard Mill Road, hit a ditch and landed on a truck parked in a driveway. Authorities say Simon was transported to Acadia General Hospital […]
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Gerald Gruenig turns up the heat today at the La. Hot Sauce Expo
News Ten Sports anchor Gerald Gruenig made a pit stop at the “execution station” at the Louisiana Hot Sauce Expo today…How did he fair? Check out the video. (Source)
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Crowley Police arrest 2, looking for 1 in counterfeit money ring
Police are looking for a Crowley man who is accused of using counterfeit money. Crowley Police Chief K.P. Gibson says Domonte Hulen, 26, is currently wanted on the charge of Monetary Instrument Abuse. Investigators arrested Kenly Mouton, 20, of Crowley and Tyler Sloane, 22, of Eunice, after investigators received complaints from local businesses about counterfeit […]
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Simcoe Street homicide raises Lafayette’s unsolved murder tally to 4
There are now four unsolved murders in the City of Lafayette after today’s early morning homicide on Simcoe Street. The deaths of Aaron Brooks Jr., Scotty Alfred, and Damien Champ are still under investigation. Police and city officials pleaded for the community to get involved and offer assistance to solve these murders, during a press […]
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Jury finds Colorado theater shooter James Holmes guilty of murder, eligible for death penalty
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — A jury has convicted James Holmes on murder charges for killing 12 people and wounding 70 others when he opened fire at a Colorado movie theater in 2012. Jurors deliberated for a day and a half over whether Holmes was a cold, calculating killer or a man in the grips of a […]
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4 Marines killed in attacks on Chattanooga military facilities
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A gunman unleashed a barrage of gunfire at two military facilities Thursday in Tennessee, killing at least four Marines and wounding a soldier and a police officer, officials told CBS News. The shooter also was killed. Two law enforcement sources told CBS News that the shooting suspect was identified as Muhammad Youssef […]
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