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In just 24 hours, two law enforcement agencies happened upon counterfeit money separately. The Jeanerette City Marshal says there is reason to believe the money came from the same place.
On Tuesday, Jeanerette Marshal's Office found the money on a suspect Terry Charles during a traffic stop. Charles was arrested for following a vehicle too close, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, resisting an officer with force, monetary instrument abuse, and public intimidation.
Then Wednesday morning, the Delcambre Police Department posted a Facebook warning of counterfeit bills in the area. Almost identical distinct markings connect the bills found in Delcambre and Jeanerette.
"Some things stood out to us, with the Chinese printed on the money. That was one thing that stood out, he had the lines across the money," said Marshal Fernest Martin.
Martin asks that business owners alert authorities if this man has been at their stores, especially in Vermilion and Iberia parishes.
Although the investigation is still very active, Lafayette Police have arrested three people so far in connection with the shooting on Catherine Street this morning.
Although the investigation is still very active, Lafayette Police have arrested three people so far in connection with the shooting on Catherine Street this morning.
A Dr. Oz correspondent said she traveled to Jennings to research the murders.
A Dr. Oz correspondent said she traveled to Jennings to research the murders.
The owner of Greenwood Shoes has been arrested and booked with arson in connection with a February fire at the Jefferson Street business.
The owner of Greenwood Shoes has been arrested and booked with arson in connection with a February fire at the Jefferson Street business.
A Maurice man could make NFL history by becoming the Saints first male dancer. Jesse Hernandez will compete against 51 other dancers tonight for a spot on the "Saintsations" roster. Hernandez got his start in a Lafayette dance studio with his mom as his teacher. "We thought having a little boy in the dances with the girls would be cute so he got volunteered for it and he did it and after that he just took to it," says his mother, Tracey Hernandez. Years later, h...
A Maurice man could make NFL history by becoming the Saints first male dancer. Jesse Hernandez will compete against 51 other dancers tonight for a spot on the "Saintsations" roster. Hernandez got his start in a Lafayette dance studio with his mom as his teacher. "We thought having a little boy in the dances with the girls would be cute so he got volunteered for it and he did it and after that he just took to it," says his mother, Tracey Hernandez. Years later, h...
