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Police in Lafayette have released photos of a car that a gunman was driving before he opened fire in a movie theater. Lafayette police said in an email Tuesday that they are releasing the photographs in hopes that people may have seen the blue 1995 Lincoln Continental and may remember encountering John Russel Houser.
Investigators want those people to come forward as they try to piece together what led to Houser’s shooting spree on Thursday night. Houser fatally shot two women before killing himself as police closed in on him.
NUMEROUS CHURCHES FROM THROUGHOUT LAFAYETTE ARE UNITING TOGETHER TONIGHT IN A PRAYER SERVICE AT CROSSROADS CHURCH. PASTOR JEFF ABLES SAYS IT’S COME ABOUT BECAUSE OF LAST WEEK’S SHOOTING AT THE GRAND 16 MOVIE THEATRE.
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THE CITYWIDE PRAYER SERVICE TAKES PLACE TONIGHT AT CROSSROADS CHURCH AT 7 P-M.
A LAKE CHARLES WOMAN, WHO MAY HAVE BEEN OPERATING AN UNLICENSED DAY CARE IN A HOME, COULD FACE CHILD CRUELTY CHARGES. A WOMAN, WHO DESIRED TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, TOLD KPLC TV THAT SHE TOOK HER DAUGHTER TO THE DAY CARE, AND SHE WAS BITTEN MULTIPLE TIMES BY ANOTHER CHILD. SHE SAYS IT’S OBVIOUS THAT HER CHILD WAS NOT BEING WATCHED. LAKE CHARLES POLICE INVESTIGATED THE CHARGE OF CHILD CRUELTY AGAINST THE ALLEGED OWNER OF THE DAY CARE, DEBRA LOVE, AND TURNED OVER THEIR FINDINGS TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE.
THE CROWLEY POLICE CHIEF SAYS THEY MADE ANOTHER ARREST OF A PERSON FOR USING COUNTERFEIT MONEY. 35-YEAR-OLD HAROLD SAVOY OF CROWLEY ALLEGEDLY PASSED SEVERAL COUNTERFEIT TWENTY DOLLAR BILLS AT A LOCAL BUSINESS. HE WAS BOOKED INTO THE ACADIA PARISH JAIL ON SEVERAL CHARGES INCLUDING MONETARY INSTRUMENT ABUSE. POLICE CHIEF K-P GIBSON SAYS THEY ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE SOURCE OF THE COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
The Republican Party of Louisiana is backing former Congressman Jeff Landry to be the state’s attorney general, snubbing GOP incumbent Buddy Caldwell. Party leaders say it’s the first time the GOP has endorsed a challenger to a statewide Republican incumbent since the 1991 governor’s race. But Caldwell has done little to tighten ties to the GOP leadership since he switched from the Democratic Party four years ago. Caldwell called it “unnerving” for the Republican Party to back someone who hasn’t tried a case in court.
CATTLEMEN IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THEFTS AFTER TWO RECENT INCIDENTS WHERE STOLEN ANIMALS WERE SOLD AT THE KINDER LIVESTOCK AUCTION. ONE OF THE INCIDENTS INVOLVED AN EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS FIRED. AUCTION OWNER GILES BROWN SAYS THEY HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO PREVENT THEFT INCLUDING HIRING A NEW MANAGER AND INSTALLING SECURITY CAMERAS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE BARN. DAN BAKER WITH THE BEAUREGARD CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION SAYS THEY ARE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT WHETHER THE THIEVES ARE BEING PROSECUTED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW.
LAFAYETTE POLICE HAVE MADE AN ARREST IN THE SUNNYSIDE LANE MURDER. JEFF HORCHEK REPORTS.
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McNeese State University has added a new degree program to reflect the growing needs and changes in health care. The American Press reports students can now earn a Bachelor of Science in Health Systems Management with a concentration in health care quality improvement, care coordination or health care management. The coursework is offered through the university’s nursing program. Peggy Wolfe, dean of the college, said the degree is geared toward students who are interested in science, business and health care but don’t necessarily want to be nurses or provide direct care to patients.
