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Louisiana woman arrested after cops discover 22 dead cats in her home including 14 stuffed inside a freezer
A woman has been arrested for animal cruelty after police discovered more than 20 dead cats inside her home – 14 of which were inside her fridge freezer. Police were called to the Louisiana home of Sheri Hite, 71, last Thursday afternoon regarding a welfare concern. As they stepped towards the entrance of the Morgan City property “officers noticed what was clearly a dead cat inside the residence along with a strong odor coming from inside”, police said in a statement. Hite gave officers permission to enter her home, whereupon the officers were met with an “unbearable odor” they...
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New Orleans levee board members quit as Jeff Landry's adviser pursues controversial changes
Three members of a board overseeing New Orleans area flood protection have resigned in protest over controversial changes being pursued by an adviser to Gov. Jeff Landry, who critics say risks weakening reforms put in place following Hurricane Katrina. The resignations, effective Monday, leave the board at risk of being...
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Detained Columbia University student disputes government's 'bedbugs' claim in court papers
A Columbia University student says the subject of bedbugs never arose after he was arrested and flown to a Louisiana detention center by authorities who now say bedbugs helped force the long journey that made him fear he was being immediately deported for his role in campus protests against Israel . Mahmoud Khalil said in a declaration filed in Manhattan federal court Monday that while he was held overnight at a detention center in Elizabeth, New Jersey , "I did not hear anyone mention bedbugs.” Khalil made the statement in an exhibit attached to court papers in which his...
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Two men facing additional charges after inmate dies in West Baton Rouge Parish jail
PORT ALLEN - Two inmates in the West Baton Rouge Parish jail have been booked on additional charges after an inmate died in early March. The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said 38-year-old inmate Ryan Moreau got very sick on March 5 and was taken to a hospital where he died.
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'It's going to happen': Lafayette mayor tells board its approval is not necessary for new library
A 20,500-square-foot library will be built in northeast Lafayette, Mayor-President Monique Boulet said Monday after making it clear the Lafayette Public Library Board of Control's consent is not necessary. After years of debate and delays, a library board-appointed committee that hired a consultant to gauge the community's wants and needs...