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Man accused of homicides found dead in jail cell VPSO and last updated 2021-02-19 19:00:15-05 A 46-year-old man accused of killing his father and stepmother was found dead in his cell in Vernon Parish on Friday. At 12:48 p.m. on February 19, Vernon Parish Sheriffs Office jail personnel monitoring the surveillance cameras within the jail witnessed offender, Robert Matthew Lombardo, fall to the floor in his segregation cell where he was housed alone, according to officials. Jail personnel respond...

Cest Bon Crawfish in Youngsville holds ribbon cutting and last updated 2021-02-19 23:47:55-05 A new restaurant specializing in boiled seafood celebrated its recent opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday. Cest Bon Crawfish in Youngsville held the ceremony Friday afternoon. The Youngsville Chamber of Commerce was in attendance and helped to celebrate the milestone. The seafood restaurant officially opened its doors on January 14th and offers boiled shrimp, crab, and of course, crawfish....

Port Barre Police announce date for monthly food pantry drive thru On February 25, 2021 and last updated 2021-02-19 17:32:13-05 Port Barre Police Department will host its monthly Second Harvest Drive-Thru Mobile Food Pantry next week. The food pantry drive thru will happen on on Thursday , February 25, 2021, at the Port Barre High School Athletic Complex (Football stadium) on OG Track Road. The drive thru will open at 12:30 p.m. Police ask that residents follow the mapped route to enter and ex...

Funeral services set for former Evangeline Parish Sheriff Wayne Morein LaVille Funeral Home and last updated 2021-02-19 20:42:33-05 VILLE PLATTE, La. — Funeral arrangements have been made for former Evangeline Parish Sheriff Wayne Morein, 81, who died Wednesday at his home in Ville Platte. Services will be held on Feb. 22 at LaVille Funeral Home in Ville Platte. Read the full obituary below: VILLE PLATTE - Services for former Sheriff Wayne Morein, 81, will be held at 5:45PM on Monday Feb...

Baton Rouge man arrested after 8-month-old hospitalized with frostbite Baton Rouge Police Dept / via WBRZ Daquain Davis and last updated 2021-02-19 16:30:23-05 A Baton Rouge man is facing a cruelty to juveniles charge after bringing his 8-month-old daughter to a hospital with what appeared to be frostbite. WBRZ reports that arrest documents from Baton Rouge Police Department show that 22-year-old Daquain Davis showed up at an emergency room with the baby on Tuesday. Medical workers said the gi...

State offices closed in 29 parishes on Saturday, February 20 PxHere and last updated 2021-02-19 17:36:58-05 State offices will be closed in 29 parishes on Saturday, February 20 due to potentially dangerous road conditions caused by the continuing severe winter weather . Parishes affected by the closure are: Avoyelles, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Carroll, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita,...

FoodNet during the freeze: Surviving while in crisis mode and last updated 2021-02-20 11:34:21-05 In 2020, nearly 9,000 bags of food—bags with staples like canned goods and peanut butter-- were distributed across an eight-parish area in Acadiana. And while 2021 has started with a pandemic and freezing temps, the folks at FoodNet don’t plan on slowing down any time soon. “Piling it on; we’re just piling it on,” smiles Ben Broussard, Communications Director for Catholic C...

Opposition leader in Sindh Assembly, Haleem Adil Shaikh, claimed that a deadly snake was found in his cell at the Special Investigation Unit's Saddar Centre, where he was detained following his arrest over charges of interfering in the election process in Malir's PS-88.

Acadiana water plants trying to balance consumption, dripping and storage People dripping water could impact water storage and last updated 2021-02-19 18:14:49-05 DUSON, La. — With the recent freezing temperatures and following a lightning strike on Thursday, the Duson water plant has been trying to maintain water pressure, storage, and supply into town. Residents in some towns in Acadiana are told to drip their water to avoid bursting pipes. The superintendent for Duson, Kim Alleman says ...

Jeanerette man accused of rape Jeanerette City Police Department and last updated 2021-02-20 18:52:12-05 Jeanerette City Police have arrested one man following an investigation into a complaint received on February 18 of alleged indecent behavior with a juvenile. During the investigation, Jeanerette Police say they learned the suspect, identified as Matthew Knight, had "performed sexual acts" with a nine-year-old over the course of the past few months. Knight was charged with first degree rap...