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Tyler Benoit, of Kaplan, has been sentenced to 40 years at hard labor for the shooting death of a Lafayette man in 2017
Assistant District Attorneys Alisa Gothreaux and Roya Boustany presented arguments in the sentencing hearing for Tyler Benoit. Benoit who was convicted by a unanimous jury on Oct. 15, 2021. for the crimes of manslaughter involving victim Christon Chaisson, and obstruction of justice.

The Abbeville Police Department made two arrests dealing with gun shots fired at a residence earlier this month.
On Feb. 16, at approximately 1:30 a.m. , officers of the Abbeville Police Department responded to a “Shots Fired” call on the 800 block of South East Street.
The initial investigation determined that subjects in a vehicle fired numerous rounds from high powered rifles toward a residence. Detectives were called and took over the investigation.
During the investigation, detectives were able to identify the occupants in the vehicle.

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana WIC has issued the following guidance, available at LouisianaWIC.org, for WIC participants impacted by a recall of powdered infant formula following the FDA's advisory.
The advisory alerts consumers to avoid purchasing or using certain powdered infant formulas and Abbott voluntarily recalled powder formula including Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare manufactured in Sturgis, Mich. The FDA cited four consumer complaints related to Cronobackter sakazakii and Salmonella Newport in infants.
To date, there are no known cases in Louisiana.