Louisiana

Lightning strike of oil storage tank sends fire shooting into the sky and causing evacuations of town

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Saturday marked a potentially dangerous day for the city of Lake Charles, Louisiana when a lightning strike triggered a single-tank fire at the Calcasieu Refining Co. tank farm. The facility, which refines crude oil and runs a pipeline and barge transfer for oil products, reported no injuries and declined to comment when reached by phone. Due to the fire, the Louisiana State Police issued mandatory evacuations for those as far as 1.5 miles away from …

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Louisiana man charged after shooting teen girl playing hide-and-seek

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Tragedy strikes again as a 14-year-old girl is shot in a game of hide-and-seek. On Sunday, April 25th, a 14-year-old girl was tragically shot in the back of the head while she was playing hide-and-seek in rural Louisiana. The shooter, 58-year-old David Doyle, has been charged with aggravated assault and battery, claiming he had observed “shadows outside his home” and opened fire on the assumption that someone was trespassing. The incident occurred in the small …

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Louisiana woman arrested for murder of 6-year-old girl found in plastic bucket on mother’s lawn

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A Louisiana woman has been taken into custody after being accused of murdering a 6-year-old girl and leaving her body in a plastic bucket on the child’s biological mother’s front lawn. The body of Bella Fontenelle, a kindergarten student, was discovered around 8:20 a.m. The Jefferson Parish coroner conducted an autopsy and concluded that Bella’s death was a homicide, noting that her body bore multiple injuries. Further details regarding these injuries will be released later. …

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Man Charged with Unlawful Disposal of Georgia Father-of-Five’s Body

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A man in Louisiana has been charged in connection with the unlawful disposal of the body of Nathan Millard, a 42-year-old father-of-five from Georgia. Millard disappeared on February 23 while on a business trip in Baton Rouge. His body was discovered on March 6 in a vacant lot, wrapped in a carpet and plastic. Derrick Perkins, 45, was arrested by the Baton Rouge Police Department for his involvement in disposing of Millard’s body. The charges …

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Three-year-old leads deputies to mom and two sisters who drowned

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On Sunday, an unimaginable tragedy struck a small beach in Cameron Parish, Louisiana when 28-year-old Samantha Alexander and her two daughters drowned while attempting to save the other members of their family from the strong waves. Alexander, a Mississippi native, had taken her four children to Long Beach. When the waves became too powerful for the children, Alexander went into the water in an attempt to rescue them. Unfortunately, her 7-year-old and 8-year-old daughters were …

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A Body Found in Louisiana is Believed to be Missing Georgia Man

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The body of Nathan Millard, a Georgia man who went missing during a business trip to Louisiana, was found off Scenic Highway in Baton Rouge. On Monday, a Baton Rouge police officer confirmed the news of the discovery, bringing an end to the weeks of hope that had been kept by Millard’s coworkers in Conyers where he worked for Advanced Construction. Millard’s wife Amber spoke of the nightmare she cannot seem to wake up from …

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Woman stabs boyfriend for wetting the bed

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In East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, deputies have accused a woman of attempted murder after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend due to his peeing in their shared bed. According to KTTV in Los Angeles, law enforcement responded to a stabbing victim in a local hospital on Saturday. The injured person was treated for a knife wound on the left side of their torso as well as a punctured lung. They explained to police that their partner, …

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7-Year-Old Killed By Neighbors Pitbull

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A pit bull attacked and killed a 7-year-old girl in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, authorities said Friday. The dog’s owner has been arrested. Police report that a girl was attacked about 6:30 p.m. local time Friday. She was taken to a hospital but later died of her injuries. Her name was released , Sadie Davila, her school district released a statement that in part said they are devastated. Sadie’s teacher, Grace Feucht, said: “Sadie was …

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Convicted Rapist Charged For Gruesome Double Murder

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Just months after being released from prison, a convicted rapist is accused of killing two people and leaving their burned bodies in downtown Covington, Louisiana. The Covington Police Department said the victims were burned “beyond recognition” when they were discovered behind a glass-making company in Covington’s downtown district around 7 a.m. Monday. It was reported that an employee showed up for work that morning to find the bodies. Police arrested 49-year-old Antonio Donde Tyson of …

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Extreme Weather Provokes Tornado Watch With Millions At Risk

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The Storm Prediction Center has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for eastern Texas, southeastern Oklahoma, southwestern Arkansas, and northwestern Louisiana until midnight. Storms will persist well into the night, bringing rain to the Ark-La-Tex region. The Mississippi River has reached record low levels due to the recent drought. 42 million people are at risk of severe storms, including Houston, San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Little Rock, Kansas City, and Wichita. 40,000 homes and businesses are without …

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