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3 suspects charged with murder after Southern University student’s body found in Wilkinson County
WEST FELICIANA PARISH, La. — Three arrests have been made for the murder of a Southern University student whose body was found earlier this week in Wilkinson County. The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office has reportedly arrested three suspects including Derek Terrell Hollins Jr., 21, of St. Francisville, Calajia Jack, 20, of St. Francisville and […] The post 3 suspects charged with murder after Southern University student’s body found in Wilkinson County appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
Vappie’s pension is thousands of dollars a month, but could a state law impact that?
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Recently retired NOPD Officer Jeffrey Vappie will receive a monthly pension of over $6,000. But after being indicted last week on federal charges, there are questions about whether Vappie could lose some of his pension if convicted. According to the La. Municipal Police Employees Retirement System,...
Lynch, local Guard Unit honored by City of Gonzales
At Monday’s council meeting, Interim Mayor Ryland Percy signed two proclamations honoring Ascension Parish residents for their accomplishments and commitment to our community. The first proclamation recognized the 922nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company for their recent selection as the 2023 LTG Emerson C. Itschner Award recipient, with Lt. Storey...
31 current and former LSU athletes to compete in 2024 Paris Olympics
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The 2024 Paris Olympic games will feature plenty of LSU Tigers. LSU’s 31 current and former athletes is the ninth most amongst division one universities. These Tigers are well represented across 20 different countries. The opening ceremony will take place at 12:30 p.m. CST...
LSU football's three most important games in 2024 season
BATON ROUGE – Year 3 of the Brian Kelly tenure with LSU football officially gets underway in the coming days as the team will report and open preseason practice. The Tigers will have a month to prep for their 2024 season opener against the USC Trojans Sunday, Sept. 1 in Las Vegas as part of the Vegas Kickoff Classic. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. (ABC).
Baton Rouge artist with local roots wins festival poster competition
Genevieve Breckoff is the winner of the 2024 Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival poster and pin contest. Breckoff said she wanted her design to be fun. The acrylic work is a shoutout to the festival's origins with three big shrimp wearing hard hats with oil well logos. Breckoff, who also won the 2021 contest before COVID forced the festival's cancellation, is the daughter of Jennifer Lodrigue, a Patterson native. The poster was unveiled at Thursday's Bayou BBQ Bash kickoff at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites.
Teen's report that Thibodaux policeman choked him reach Lafourche District Attorney
An investigation into allegations that a Thibodaux Police officer choked a teenager has been given to the Lafourche District Attorney's Office. The Louisiana State Police finished its investigation into an incident involving Thibodaux Police Department’s Capt. John Sutton Jr. Fourteen-year-old Trevor Quinones accused the captain of choking him at the Thibodaux Firemen’s Fair on May 4. LSP turned over its findings to the Lafourche Parish District Attorney's Office on July 11. ...
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