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Mickey Shunick’s Body Released To Family; Delhomme Funeral Home To Handle Arrangements
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL) — The Lafayette Parish Coroner’s Office confirms the body of Mickey Shunick has been returned to her family for burial.
Delhomme Funeral Home will handle the arrangements. An obituary posted on the funeral home’s website says a “celebration of life” will be held at a later date, and the public will be notified when those arrangements are finalized.
“We’ll have a private buria
Better Business Bureau Warns Of Fake FBI Scam
(KPEL) — The Better Business Bureau of Acadiana is warning residents about a new scam involving a virus known as “ransomware.”
The BBB says the virus encrypts the user’s hard drive, then flashes a “warning” that informs the user he has violated federal law by visiting child pornography websites. In order to regain control of the
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St. Landry Parish Deputies Attend Funeral Of Fallen St. John the Baptist Deputy
(KPEL) — Deputies from St. Landry Parish were in St. John the Baptist Parish this morning, paying their respects to one of two deputies killed there when they were ambushed Thursday.
Jeremy Triche is being laid to rest in La Place. He leaves behind a wife and a 2-year-old son. He w
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Jennings Couple Arrested On Child Sex Charges
A Jennings couple is in jail in connection with sex crimes police say involve young victims.
Jarred Pontiff of Youngsville and his girlfriend, Heather Skrantz of Jennings were arrested Friday after deputies responded to a 911 call that Pontiff had molested a child
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South Louisiana Community College Extends Registration Period
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL) — Problems with a new online registration system have forced officials at South Louisiana Community College to extend their registration period by a week.
The college also announced it will expand the hours of operations for Student Services on all SLCC campuses.
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Family Of Mickey Shunick Asks For Privacy, Celebrates Life Her Life
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL) — The family of Mickey Shunick is asking for privacy a day after remains found in Evangeline Parish Tuesday were positively identified as belonging to the missing woman.
“Today, we begin our lives without Mickey,” the family says in a statement on the Find Mickey Shunick Now Facebook page. “We have not just los
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Shunick Family: "Mickey Isn’t Going Anywhere, And Neither Are We"
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL) — After a tumultuous 24 hours in which news the body of their daughter and good friend may have been discovered near a small cemetery in Evangeline Parish, representatives for the family of Mickey Shunick have released a video, calling on the community to respond to yesterday’s events with kindness toward one another.
Josh Cohen
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Volunteers Establish Headquarters For Missing Teen Keiosha Felix
DUSON, La. (KPEL) — Friends, family, and volunteers assisting in the search for missing Duson teen Keiosha Felix have set up a headquarters from which to base their organization.
The Find Keiosha Felix Now Facebook page says Pastor Toby Ryder, in conjunction with the Duson Baptist Church, has agreed to provide the space necessary for the headquarters.
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