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Tyler Domingue has been missing since May of 2014.

Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office investigators recover body believed to be Tyler Domingue

Wed, 08/28/2019 - 3:57pm

On Aug. 27, investigators with the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office recovered a body believed to be that of a woman reported missing in St. Landry Parish in May 2014.
The body, preliminarily identified as that of Tyler Domingue, was recovered from Coulee Kinney after Sheriff’s detectives and the District Attorney’s Office developed information into her last known location.

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Terrance Felix

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Tavian Felix

Man wanted for 2nd-Degree murder in Shreveport arrested in Abbeville

Tue, 08/27/2019 - 10:18am

A man wanted in connection to a murder in north Louisiana has been arrested in Abbeville.
​On Aug. 26, detectives with the Abbeville Police Department received information that a person wanted out of Shreveport was seen in Abbeville.
A N.C.I.C. check on that person confirmed that the subject, now identified as Terrance Felix, A.K.A. “Zap,” had a warrant for 2nd-Degree Murder out for his arrest stemming from a homicide which occurred in Shreveport. Detectives contacted the U.S. Marshal’s service, which confirmed that they were actively looking for Felix.

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Dustin Benoit

Man Arrested After Shooting Police Officer in Rayne

Tue, 08/27/2019 - 9:55am

RAYNE – Shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 27, Louisiana State Police was requested by the Rayne Police Department to investigate a shooting incident resulting in the injury of one of their officers.
The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 26 in the 800 block of N. Polk Ave., and resulted in the arrest of 31-year-old Dustin L. Benoit of Rayne.

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Federal officials issue guidance for Louisiana’s $1.2 billion Flood Mitigation allocation

Tue, 08/27/2019 - 9:48am

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued a Federal Register Notice for the $1.2 billion mitigation allocation made to Louisiana as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. The guidance provides guidelines on eligible activities and investments that the state hopes to advance Louisiana’s pioneering long-term flood risk reduction and resilience initiative.

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