JENNINGS, La. (KLFY)- A 40-year-old Jeff Davis Parish man his facing cruelty to juveniles after an injured teen was brought to a local hospital. On Friday afternoon, detectives with the Jeff Davis Sheriff’s Office arrested Scott William Sonnier, 40, Jennings. Sonnier was booked without bond. According to detectives, the alleged incident occurred on August 22, […]
“Only the best for Louisiana’s own 2019 Little League World Series Champions!” Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards tweeted. BATON ROUGE, La. (WWL-TV) — Being World Champions has its perks, including being the only people in the world to eat Popeyes’ now infamous sold-out chicken sandwiches. WBRZ-TV in Baton Rouge reports that the Little League World […]
LSU will unveil a statue of Skip Bertman, the school’s legendary baseball coach and director of athletics, at 6 p.m. CT Friday. The ceremony will take place near the home plate entrance of Alex Box Stadium, and it is open to the public. The Skip Bertman Statue will commemorate the accomplishments of the LSU baseball […]
Regions Bank is reminding all consumers to “not let their guard down on financial fraud in the form of credit and debit card skimming.” Officials card skimming remains as nationwide issue. “At gas stations alone, there are millions of dollars in loss each year in the U.S. due to skimming activity,” said Lisa Olivieri, special […]
The New Orleans Saints haven’t exactly been world beaters during season-openers. In fact, they’ve lost five straight season-openers including last year’s shootout at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 48-40. Seemed pretty irrelevant considering the Saints rallied to win 13 regular games last season securing home-field throughout the NFC Playoffs. But, starting out […]
“There’s such a stigma around mental health,” Alanah Leger said. Leger is a medical social worker. She works in the emergency room at a local hospital and often has to do suicide assessments on patients. When this mom noticed an increase in the number of suicide assessments she was being asked to do on children, […]
At nine years old, Deuce Wallace would run up and down the hill at Cajun Field during UL football games. “My focus was not on the game,” Deuce laughs. “It was finding my group of friends and rolling up and down that hill. “I said can you see yourself playing down there,” his dad Donnie […]
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) -The United States Coast Guard and port partners are searching for four members of the crew of the Golden Ray after the cargo vessel tipped on its side in the Port of Brunswick. 20 of the 24 person crew on board have been rescued from the ship. The Coast Guard […]
St. Landry Crime Stoppers and Deputy Julian Tibbs of the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office need your help in identifying a body found 2 ½ miles from Washington in the Beggs area. On August 18, 2019 just be 7:30 pm, the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office was notified by a person walking on Hwy. 10 […]
Governor John Bel Edwards welcomed this year’s Little League champions, the East Bank All Stars, to the Governors Mansion Sunday. The Eastbank Little League defeated Curacao 8-0 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The team from River Ridge, a suburb of New Orleans, is also the first team from Louisiana to win the title. With representatives from […]
A nonprofit aimed at protecting K9 officers provided life-saving equipment to the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office. Protecting K9 Heroes equipped fully-stocked first aid and Narcan kits to each K9, according to a Facebook post from the sheriff’s office. The organization is also known for providing ballistic vests to K9s. The kits help protect K9s from […]
Two children died in a late night house fire in Hodge, Louisiana, according to the State Fire Marshal. It happened just 10 p.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of S. Elm Street. According to the LOSFM, five children and an adult were inside the home when the fire began. The adult was unable to rescue […]
PINEVILLE, La. (WAFB) – More than 50 guardsmen with the Louisiana National Guard will deploy to Afghanistan starting this week. The soldiers will be away from home for nearly one year. Once overseas, they will provide air movement support and medical evacuation support to ground forces. The Louisiana National Guard’s G Company and D Company, […]