Franklin Police are investigating a shooting that happened around 10:00pm Wednesday night.
The Franklin Police Department responded to a call of shots fired in the area of Boudreaux and Weber Streets. Upon arrival Police found Kaylan Henry, 19, of Franklin with a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to... more »
The Abbeville Police Department is currently investigating a shooting which resulted in one subject transported to Abbeville General Hospital. The shooting occurred around 10:00 PM on 4/7/11 near the intersection of Alley and Cherokee Streets. Officers are currently looking for persons of interest in this matter and will release further... more »
St. Martin Parish sheriff's deputies are investigating the discovery of a body in St. Martin Parish.
Deputies say the body of the unidentified man was discovered last night in a mobile home in a trailer park. No word yet on how the man died.
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VATICAN CITY (AP) - Italian authorities seized euro23 million ($30.18 million) from a Vatican bank account Tuesday and said they have begun investigating top officials of the Vatican bank in connection with a money laundering probe. The Vatican said it was "perplexed and surprised" by the investigation. Italian financial police... more »
SCOTT, La. (AP) - Federal authorities are helping investigate a fire that destroyed several warehouse buildings in Scott. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said its agents are joining the investigation of Sunday's fire at the Advance Products and Systems facility at the request of state and... more »
MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) - The Coast Guard is investigating an oil spill in Locust Bayou. It says about 2,400 gallons of light crude oil spilled from an above-ground storage facility owned by Energy 21, and about 500 gallons got into the water. The spill was reported Thursday near Point... more »
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democratic leaders plan to pass a bill this week that would give subpoena power to the panel investigating the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said House leaders plan to vote on the bill as early as Wednesday and... more »
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut's attorney general says he's investigating whether Google illegally collected data from personal and business wireless computer networks for its mapping service. The controversy stems from the company's Street View feature, which provides pictures of neighborhoods. Authorities say the feature may violate privacy laws and last... more »
COCODRIE, La. (AP) - Louisiana officials say it could be some time before they finish investigating oil that was found on a shrimper's catch, closing fishing between Cocodrie and Louisiana's barrier islands. Fishing reopened Monday after authorities found that the oil did not come from the wild well spewing crude... more »
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Diocese of Baton Rouge is investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against one of its priests. Bishop Robert W. Muench on Friday announced the allegations filed against the Rev. Tom Duhe, pastor of St. Thomas More in Baton Rouge. The complaint was brought to the... more »