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Relatives Sue School Over Girl's Hanging Death

May 5, 2012 1:44 PM

Two women are suing a Louisiana school because they say officials didn't stop persistent bullying that led the girl to hang herself from the football bleachers in March. The Advocate reports that ( http://bit.ly/KyFNGu ) the lawsuit was filed Thursday by relatives of 17-year-old Tesa Middlebrook, a Pointe Coupee Central... more »
Coroner: Man found hanging in Sulphur jail

February 20, 2012 9:48 AM

SULPHUR, La. (AP) - The Calcasieu Parish Coroner's Office says a man who was being booked into the Sulphur jail apparently killed himself. Coroner's chief investigator Zeb Johnson says he cannot release the man's name because police have not told him whether the man's hospitalized father has been told of... more »
Hanging Christmas Tree

November 27, 2010 11:42 PM

Since 1960, one Acadiana family has given a whole new meaning to decking the halls...and the ceilings. For 50 years the Hotards' have hung their Christmas tree from the ceiling. The tradition started when Denis Hotard was just a little boy. Hotard says, "My sister and I kept bugging... more »