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An Abbeville man faces multiple charges in connection to burglary that resulted in nearly six figures worth of items being stolen.
​On Oct. 29, 2021, the detective division of the Abbeville Police Department began investigating a burglary in which the victim advised he had nearly $100,000 worth of items stolen.
Items that were stolen included several firearms, 20 guitars with cases, various other musical items, tools, jewelry and approximately 60 pairs of rare Nike shoes.

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is reporting 3 additional probable cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Louisiana.
One of the cases involves an individual in Region 4 (Acadiana area) who traveled internationally. This individual did not require hospitalization.
The other 2 cases involve individuals in Region 1 (Greater New Orleans area). We do not have additional information on these two cases at this time.

ST. LANDRY PARISH – Shortly before 7:30 P.M., on December 6, 2021, Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a crash involving a pedestrian on US Highway 71 near Roy Baker Road in St. Landry Parish. The crash claimed the life of an unidentified black female.
The preliminary investigation by State Police revealed the pedestrian was walking north in the center of the northbound lane of US 71 when she was struck by a northbound 2000 Ford F250 pickup. She was transported to a local hospital in critical condition where she ultimately succumbed to her injuries.