Ex-LSU WR Kyren Lacy facing negligent homicide charges for his alleged role in fatal crash
Louisiana State Police announced on Friday afternoon an arrest warrant for 24-year-old Kyren Lacy of Thibodaux. Lacy was LSU's second leading receiver in 2024 and declared for the NFL draft last month after three seasons with the Tigers. He played his first two years of college football at the University of Louisiana a...
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Trio of New Orleans police officers praised for heroic efforts during Bourbon Street terrorist attack
The New Orleans Police Department has identified the officers who fatally shot the Houston man who carried out the New Year's Day attack on Bourbon Street. NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says body camera footage shows officers approaching Shamsud-Din Jabbar's pickup truck after it crashed into construction equipm...
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Three people stabbed to death in Amite, including two children
The St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office says three people were stabbed to death, two of the victims are children, in a domestic disturbance incident that took place in Amite on Thursday afternoon on Sawmill Road. Sheriff Clay Chutz says 31-year-old Ryant Jones of Amite has been arrested and charged with three counts of ...
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Southeastern collects discarded Christmas trees again to enhance local wetlands
Southeastern Louisiana University and its partners are offering Christmas tree recycling in Hammond and Ponchatoula to support wetland restoration efforts. Discarded trees, instead of going to landfills, are used to combat erosion and create wildlife habitats in the Manchac Swamp Wetlands. Turtle Cove Environmental Res...
Jan 10, 2025
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Victims of New Orleans terrorist attack file lawsuit against City of New Orleans and Contractors
Seven victims of the New Year's Day terror attack on Bourbon Street have filed a lawsuit against the City of New Orleans, Hard Rock Construction, and Mott MacDonald, LLC, citing negligence in preventing the tragedy. The lawsuit, submitted in Orleans Parish Civil District Court, claims the defendants ignored repeated wa...
Jan 10, 2025
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