LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — ICE agents have arrested a 73-year-old grandfather in Lafayette who has lived in the US for 45 years. Jose Franco Garcia-Rodriguez was taken into custody at a Circle K gas station on Johnston Street at Guilbeau Road, which is near his home. Garcia-Rodriguez is curr…
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VILLE PLATTE, La. (NEWS 15) — The Ville Platte Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting at an apartment complex. Police Chief A. Perry Thomas said Cawaskee Ardoin, 31, was shot multiple times and later died from his injuries at Mercy Regional Hospital. He added the shooting happened at the Gabriel Villa Apartment Complex.
ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (NEWS 15) — Authorities responded to a bomb threat at St. Martinville Senior High School that prompted an immediate evacu…
OPELOUSAS, La. (NEWS 15) — The Opelousas Police Department has arrested a woman for murder related to a deadly fentanyl overdose from almost a…
(NEWS 15) — Louisiana is experiencing a worrying rise in whooping cough cases, and two infants have died. The spike in cases comes amid a decrease in vaccination rates. Whooping cough, caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacteria, is highly contagious. It starts with symptoms like a runny nose and low-grade fever, but can progress to severe coughing fits. So far this year, Louisiana has reported 110 cases. The state has seen a consistent rise in cases since 2005, reaching levels not seen since 2009.
(CNN) — In his 20 years working in pediatric infectious disease, Dr. John Schieffelin has never seen another illness like pertussis. Also know…
(AP) — Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department received notices Tuesday that their jobs were being eliminated, …
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