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6-21-21

SYLVIA MASTERS WITH TV 10 HAS DETAILS ON TWO UNRELATED DEATHS CAUSED BY VEHICHLES HITTING A PERSON.

 

VOICER E :57

 

A FAMILY LIVING ON THE 400 BLOCK OF HOPKINS STREET IN LAFAYETTE, WAS DISPLACED AFTER THEIR HOUSE CAUGHT FIRE. THIRTY MINUTES AFTER LEAVING THEIR HOUSE, THE HOMEOWNERS GOT A CALL TO LET THEM KNOW THEIR HOUSE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS ACCIDENTALLY STARTED AROUND 7:40 FRIDAY NIGHT BY SOME KIDS BURNING SOME PAPERS IN A BARBECUE PIT THAT WAS TO CLOSE TO THE HOUSE.

 

A HOME, LOCATED ON THE 1100 BLOCK OF LEBESQUE ROAD  IN SCOTT, CAUGHT FIRE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AROUND THREE. THE FIRE WAS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL AND PUT OUT THANKS TO THE QUICK RESPONSE OF FIREFIGHTERS, WHO WERE ABLE TO CONTAIN THE FIRE TO A BEDROOM. OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE FIRE WAS CAUSED ACCIDENTLY BY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE.

 

FIFTY ROUNDS WERE FIRED OFF WHICH LED TO A CAR CHASE, SYLVIA MASTERS WITH TV 10 HAS THE DETAILS.

 

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LANDRY PARISH SHERIFF BOBBY GUIDROZ IS WARNING RESIDENTS TO KEEP THEIR VEHICLES LOCKED. IN THE PAST MONTH, OVER SIXTY VEHICLES HAVE BEEN BURGLARIZED, WITH ONLY TWO OF THEM BEING FORCED ENTRY. THE BURLARIES ARE HAPPENING AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CAMERAS DON’T SEEM TO BE A DETERRENT. SHERIFF GUIDROZ IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF GUNS STOLEN DURING THESE RASH OF ROBBERIES, WHICH TOTALS OVER 20 GUNS. SHERIFF GUIDROZ HAS EXTRA PATROLS THROUGHOUT THE PARISH DURING THESE HOURS, BUT SAYS THE THIEVES SEE THE HEADLIGHS AND DUCK AWAY. HE ALSO REMINDS EVERYONE TO ALWAYS LOCK YOUR VEHICLE, TRY TO PARK UNDER A CLOSED GARAGE OR WELL LIT AREA AND MAKE SURE TO BRING IN ALL PERSONAL BELONGINGS, INCLUDING GUNS.

 

(AP)  Louisiana is increasing the compensation available to people who have been wrongfully convicted of crimes. Gov. John Bel Edwards signed into law Gretna Rep. Joe Marino’s bill boosting the amount. The changes will start in July 2022 and increase the amount paid to someone who was wrongfully convicted from $25,000 to $40,000 for each year in jail. The maximum someone could receive will be $400,000, spread across 10 years. Or the person could receive $250,000 in a lump sum, rather than annual payments. The bill allows people who previously received money since September 2005 for their wrongful convictions to be able to seek supplemental compensation.