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THE I-TEN EASTBOUND BRIDGE AT THE EVANGELINE THRUWAY IN LAFAYETTE REMAINS CLOSED BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THE BRIDGE WAS STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED BY AN EIGHTEEN-WHEELER THAT HIT THE BRIDGE WHILE TRAVELING NORTH. THE TWO INSIDE LANES OF THE EVANGELINE THRUWAY ARE ALSO CLOSED. EASTBOUND TRAFFIC ON I-TEN IS BEING DIVERTED SOUTHBOUND ON I-FORTY-NINE.
AN OPELOUSAS FAMILY, WHO LOST THEIR HOME TO FIRE ON CHRISTMAS EVE, CREDITS A NEIGHBOR WITH ALLOWING THEM TO STILL HAVE A CHRISTMAS THE NEXT DAY. HOMEOWNER KELSEY LYONS TELLS KLFY TV THAT, WHILE THEY WERE GONE, THE NEIGHBOR, JASMINE JACKSON, TRIED TO KICK THE DOOR IN, WHICH CAUSED THEIR RING BELL CAMERA TO NOTIFY THE FAMILY, LEADING THEM TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SHE SAYS JACKSON HEROICALLY WENT THROUGH THE HOUSE SEARCHING THE BEDROOMS TO MAKE SURE NO ONE WAS AT HOME. THOUGH THE HOME IS A TOTAL LOSS, THE KID’S GIFTS IN A BACK BEDROOM WERE SAVED SO THAT THEY COULD CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS THE NEXT DAY.
Louisiana’s Superintendent of Education is urging schools to remove TikTok from public devices amid concerns about security and the privacy of users’ data. His request Tuesday makes him the latest state official to raise concerns about TikTok, the world’s second-most popular domain. With the approval of Gov. John Bel Edwards, Louisiana’s commissioner of administration last month banned the use of TikTok on certain state networks. In mid-December, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin banned TikTok on all devices issued by his agency.
THE FIRST EXPORT OF LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS TO GERMANY CAME FROM VENTURE GLOBAL L-N-G’S TERMINAL AT CALCASIEU PASS IN CAMERON PARISH. THE SHIPMENT ARRIVED TUESDAY AT A NEWLY BUILT TERMINAL ON GERMANY’S NORTHERN COAST. GERMANY HAS BEEN SEEKING NEW SOURCES OF NATURAL GAS SINCE THEIR PRIMARY SUPPLIER, RUSSIA, INVADED UKRAINE IN FEBRUARY. VENTURE GLOBAL OFFICIALS SAYS THE CARGO IS ENOUGH TO POWER FIFTY THOUSAND GERMAN HOUSEHOLDS FOR ONE YEAR.
A U-L LAFAYETTE STUDENT REMAINS HOSPITALIZED AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A DEADLY CRASH IN BRUSLY ON NEW YEAR’S EVE. SYLVIA MASTERS REPORTS.
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THE ACADIA PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS SEEKING THE PUBLIC’S HELP TO FIND THE SUSPECTS WHO STOLE AN A-T-M FROM A BUSINESS ON THE PEACH BLOOM HIGHWAY NEAR CHURCH POINT. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS A VEHICLE SMASHING THROUGH THE FRONT GLASS DOORS OF THE BUSINESS. THE SUSPECTS, WEARING MASKS AND GLOVES, LOADED THE A-T-M ON THE TRUCK AND EXITED NORTH ON DEANNE HIGHWAY. ANYONE WHO HAS INFORMATION ON THIS CRIME IS ASKED TO CALL SEVEN-EIGHT-NINE-TIPS, WHERE UP TO A THOUSAND DOLLAR CASH REWARD IS BEING OFFERED FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO AN ARREST IN THIS CASE.
THERE’S A NEW STATE LAW THAT REQUIRES YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE TO BE SUSPENDED IF YOU FAIL TO PAY OFF YOUR TAXES. SYLVIA MASTERS HAS THE DETAILS.
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THE WOMAN FOUND GUILTY LAST MONTH OF MURDERING HER BOYFRIEND IN TWENTY-FIFTEEN WAS DENIED BAIL BY THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS. MESHELL HALE SOUGHT TO BE RELEASED ON A THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR BAIL WHILE SHE APPEALED HER SECOND-DEGREE MURDER CONVICTION. IN TWENTY-FIFTEEN, DAMIAN SKIPPER OF BREAUX BRIDGE DIED AFTER CONSUMING A POISON THAT HALE WAS FOUND TO HAVE BOUGHT ONLINE. HALE’S APPEAL HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY TWENTY-SECOND.
