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“This act was not committed by a predator hiding in the shadows or a predator driving a van with a puppy inside. This was committed by a predator wearing hair extensions, high heels, Botox, and makeup,” the victim's mother told the judge. americanpress.com/2026/06/09…
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Huge congrats to our McNeese Honor Roll students! Your hard work and dedication are shaping a bright future. We’re proud of you! 💙 #GeauxPokes ow.ly/qEZb50Z9nhj
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Louisiana Republican Gov. Jeff Landry and some members of the state’s GOP-controlled Legislature continue to try and find ways to keep independents and others from voting. Here are their tactics: americanpress.com/2026/05/30…
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The Cowgirls will be home for the start of postseason play. While @McNeeseSoftball was sweeping a pair of games from East Texas A&M on Saturday, Northwestern State stunned Nicholls as softball season ended its regular season. Read more at americanpress.com/2026/04/25…
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Larry Johnson was selected as the Louisiana Player of the Year, earning first-team honors. He was joined on the first team by fellow @McNeeseMBB Cowboy Tyshawn Archie, while Garwey Dual was named to the second team. Read more from @JFGazzolo: americanpress.com/2026/04/21…
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After two days of intense testimony regarding the 2021 deaths of brothers Rudiy and Marcio Pinto-Arita on General Patton Street, jurors took less than an hour to convict Antonio Hadnot. Read more: americanpress.com/2026/04/17…
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Rain is on the way as a cold front moves across the region Saturday evening and into Sunday morning. Behind the front, winds will be gusty and from the north, which could lead to some fire weather concerns. Heavy rain and flash flooding will be possible Saturday night.
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Hall is asking Fontenot to confirm if Hadnot was previously convicted and sentenced for armed robbery. He said he was. Washington has asked for a conference at the judge’s bench.
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“It cooperates in a way that otherwise would be unexplainable?” Hall asks Fontenot. “That is correct,” Fontenot answers.
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“You found DNA at the scene? You tracked the car back to his place?” Prosecutor Lea Hall asks Fontenot during redirect. “Did you ever find anything to exonerate him (Hadnot)?” “I did not,” Fontenot replies.
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“Just because a pin was sent to Tom, Dick or Harry doesn’t mean Tom, Dick or Harry showed up at the scene. But I can tell you who was there,” Fontenot tells Hadnot’s attorney.
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“No other cars passed down the street. There was a gentleman inside the house who heard Ruidy yell ‘No, no, no.’ He didn’t go outside for fear if he went out the door he would be shot. There is video from next door. No one planted anything,” Fontenot tells Washington.
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“His hair was at the scene. Let’s talk facts, not all these hypotheticals. I’m a fact-finder,” Fontenot tells Washington.
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Fontenot tells jurors they got a hit off CODIS that linked the dreadlock to Hadnot, who they arrested three days after the homicide.
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Fontenot said the men told him they saw a shorter Black man with dreadlocks exit the white car at the victims’ home.
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