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Major construction projects get underway at schools in Livingston Parish
LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Work has started on three major construction projects for the Livingston Parish Public Schools System. The projects include a new South Fork Junior High School in Walker, a new gym at Live Oak Junior High School, and a new classroom wing and cafeteria at Albany Upper and Lower Elementary Schools.
Woman accused in murder-suicide; 8-year-old among 3 dead
ALBANY, La. (WAFB) - Deputies said a wife shot and killed her husband along with an 8-year-old before turning the gun on herself. Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard gave an update on the apparent murder/suicide during a news conference Monday afternoon, July 1. According to Sheriff Ard, investigators believe the...
Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office investigates a murder-suicide
LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. — The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder-suicide that happened at W. Bates Road in Albany. LPSO said a concerned family member went to the home after not hearing from the family. They found the bodies at the home and called the sheriff's...
Wife fatally shoots husband, 8-year-old before turning gun on herself, Livingston sheriff says
ALBANY, La. (WAFB/WVUE) - Livingston Parish’s sheriff says a woman shot and killed her husband, along with an 8-year-old child, before turning the gun on herself. Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard gave an update on the apparent murder-suicide during a news conference Monday (July 1). According to Sheriff Ard,...
Louisiana Woman Allegedly Kills Husband, Child in Apparent Murder-Suicide
Livingston Parish sheriff's deputies responded to an apparent murder-suicide scene near the town of Albany yesterday morning where they found three people dead. Deputies were dispatched to a home on West Bates Road in Hammond around 8:00 am on Monday, July 1, where a man, woman, and juvenile were found dead.
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