RAYNE – Shortly after 7:30 p.m. on May 4, 2020, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on LA Hwy 35 at Standard Mill Road in Acadia Parish. The crash took the life of 38-year-old Richard John Koch of Rayne.
After a weekend that started with a show of American strength and unity with B-52 flybys, Saturday ended with the largest display of disunity so far against the quarantine as nearly 300 shouted at Louisiana’s Executive Mansion for Governor John Bel Edwards to reopen business immediately.
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health has updated its website to reflect the latest number of COVID-19 positives and will continue to update its website at noon each day.
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What are your plans after high school?
I will be attending Unitech in Lake Charles to become a massage therapist.
Who is/was your favorite teacher?
My favorite teacher was Mrs. Shari Touchet, because she is always bringing the best out of me in and out of the classroom.
Who has had the greatest influence on you, why?
My parents are the greatest influences on me because they never let me give up on the goals that I make and they are helping me become the best I can be.
What is your favorite movie?
Mulan
Abbeville Police are investigating a shooting that resulted in the death of an Abbeville man.
On May 3, at approximately 10:25 p.m., officers of the Abbeville Police Department were dispatched to the 400 block of Dutel Street. Once officers arrived, officers located a male victim inside of a vehicle.
The victim had been shot.
The victim, now being identified as 29-year-old James Jerome Darby of Abbeville, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Vermilion Parish Coroner’s Office.
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