CONCORDIA PARISH, La. (KNOE 8 News) - The body of a western Mississippi man has been recovered from a bayou.
Search and rescue teams say the body of Shaw man was found in Cocodire Bayou. That's in Concordia Parish.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division say they pulled the body of 84-year-old Louis Fisher from the bayou at 9:45 a.m. Friday.
The search began Thursday for Fisher.
Rescue teams were told a fisherman who apparently had fallen overboard into the bayou. Relatives say Fisher had been running trot lines in the area.
State wildlife agents say the cause of death is under investigation.
Friday, May 24 2013 3:05 PM EDT2013-05-24 19:05:16 GMT
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - Three lawsuits filed in Sebastian County this week target the Whirlpool Corp., which operated a plant at Fort Smith until a year ago.
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - Three lawsuits filed in Sebastian County this week target the Whirlpool Corp., which operated a plant at Fort Smith until a year ago.
Friday, May 24 2013 5:06 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:06:12 GMT
Monroe, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Police arrested Thomas Wroten this afternoon following a domestic dispute. At 9:15pm last night Monroe Police received an emergent call for help in the 5300 block of Blanks.
Monroe, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Police arrested Thomas Wroten this afternoon following a domestic dispute.
Friday, May 24 2013 2:38 PM EDT2013-05-24 18:38:44 GMT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Department of Education has suspended the license of a Jackson school principal for one year for interfering in mandated state testing in 2011.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Department of Education has suspended the license of a Jackson school principal for one year for interfering in mandated state testing in 2011.
