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Our cameras were at Rodney Carrington's show at the Jefferson Theater on Friday night. Did we see you there?

Lawyers for the Kountze man accused of murdering a 4-year-old in 2011 asked a judge to ban prosecutors from using evidence of abuse to prove he killed her at a hearing Friday morning.

Harvey victims who are still staying in hotels using money from FEMA can stay through March 12, the agency announced Friday.

Phyllis and Derrile LeBlanc spend nearly all of their free time caring for a bevy of animals on their small farm north of Vidor.
Phyllis said their Triple L Whitetails and Exotics farm is home to more than 50 deer, 30 chickens, 11 goats, seven geese, seven dogs, five peacocks, four cats, three miniature horses, three micro-miniature horses, three ducks and two conure parrots.
"And a partridge in a pear tree," she said with a smile after rattling off the long list.

Eight Beaumont residents were indicted for their alleged involvement in selling and distributing cocaine in the North End over the last five years, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.