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The body of a missing Louisiana woman has been found in St. Landry Parish. News outlets report Alana Vanol-Zuccaro, of Pineville, had been missing since March 20. Authorities say the woman’s boyfriend, Robert McPherson, gave investigators information that led to her body. It was in a wooded area off Highway 103 in Washington.
HOMES IN SOUTH LAKE CHARLES ALONG TALLOWOOD DRIVE OFF OF NELSON ROAD WERE FLOODED YESTERDAY. ONE RESIDENT ON THAT STREET, ROBERTO SALIS, TOLD KPLC TV THAT HE HAD WATER IN HIS HOME UP TO HIS SHINS. HE SAYS EVERYTHING FROM FURNITURE AND CLOTHES TO IMPORTANT PAPERS WERE RUINED. SOME HOMES ON SUN MEADOW LANE OFF OF GAUTHIER ROAD ALSO GOT WATER IN THEIR HOMES FROM RAINS ON WEDNESDAY.
THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO THREE CHURCH FIRES IN ST. LANDRY PARISH THAT OCCURRED OVER AN ELEVEN DAY PERIOD. MEGAN KELLY HAS MORE.
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards may be sitting on millions more in campaign donations than his Republican competitors. But he’ll soon be hamstrung in soliciting donations for his re-election bid, unable to fundraise for three months.
The Democratic incumbent is limited by a law prohibiting a governor and lawmakers from seeking campaign contributions during the regular legislative session. That 60-day gathering starts Monday.
A FORMER STATE TROOPER, WHO WAS INVOLVED IN A SCHEME TO FRAME BRIAN KNIGHT OF KNIGHT OIL TOOLS ON DRUG CHARGES, WILL NOT SERVE JAIL TIME. THE SCHEME WAS PUT TOGETHER BY KNIGHT’S BROTHER, MARK, WHO WAS TRYING TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE COMPANY. FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUDGE DAVID SMITH SENTENCED 54-YEAR-OLD COREY JACKSON TO TWO YEARS OF HARD LABOR BUT SUSPENDED THEM. JACKSON HAD PLED GUILTY TO MALFEASANCE IN OFFICE FOR DISSEMINATION OF A GOVERNMENT RAP SHEET TO A PRIVATE PERSON.
A GRAND JURY DECLINED TO INDICT A LAKE CHARLES POLICE OFFICER IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF JUSTON LANDRY IN JANUARY. DISTRICT ATTORNEY JOHN DEROSIER SAYS THE GRAND JURY WAS PRESENTED WITH THREE POTENTIAL CHARGES, BUT THEY DECLINED TO INDICT ON ALL THREE. DEROSIER SAYS LANDRY, WHO HAD MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, HAD A BB GUN ON HIM THAT LOOKED LIKE A RUGER NINE MILLIMETER WHEN HE WAS SHOT. AN ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE LANDRY FAMILY EXPRESSED DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE GRAND JURY’S DECISION AND SAYS THEY WILL CONTINUE TO PRESS THE MATTER IN CIVIL COURT.
A CROWLEY MAN WAS SENTENCED WEDNESDAY TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. IN MARCH OF 2014, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS SEARCHED THE COMPUTER OF 44-YEAR-OLD KENNETH POULLARD AFTER THEY HAD LEARNED HE WAS DOWNLOADING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. THEY FOUND FIFTY IMAGES ON HIS DESKTOP COMPUTER. POULLARD, WHO WAS PRESENT WHEN THE AGENTS WERE SEARCHING HIS COMPUTER, ADMITTED HE INTENTIONALLY SEARCHED FOR AND DOWNLOADED THE IMAGES AND VIDEOS.
The group that manages Gulf of Mexico fishing in federal waters says states can keep managing anglers’ catch of red snapper. The popular sport and table fish is still recovering from nearly disastrous overfishing. The Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council announced the decision Thursday in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Louisiana calls it a victory for recreational anglers.
