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In early February 2020, the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations Special Victims Unit (LSP SVU) was contacted by the Many Police Department for assistance with a complaint involving an illicit social media video containing the sexual battery of a juvenile.   The video was determined to involve students at Many High School. 

As a result of the investigation and information obtained, arrest warrants were issued for seven juvenile students and one 18-year-old student.  The juvenile students were arrested for a variety of charges, which consisted of some or all of the following: sexual battery, 2^nd degree kidnapping, and pornography involving juveniles. The adult student, Quacie Kerlegon, was arrest for sexual battery and 2^nd degree kidnapping.  He was booked into the Sabine Parish Detention Center.

Late Tuesday afternoon, a crash involving two vehicles killed a man from Natchitoches.  Troopers responded to the crash around 5 p.m., which occurred on Highway 6, east of Louisiana Highway 117. 

The initial investigation by State Police revealed that a 2006 Mercedes-Benz, driven by 78-year-old Robert L. Lowery Jr., and a 1998 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by 18-year-old Tanner Hale Thompson of Marthaville, were traveling westbound on Louisiana Highway 6.  For reasons still under investigation, Lowery Jr. attempted to make a U-turn in the middle of the roadway. As he started this turning maneuver, the Chevrolet impacted his vehicle.

Lowery Jr. sustained serious injuries as a result of the crash. He was transported to a local hospital where he ultimately succumbed to his injuries. Thompson sustained serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital where he is being treated.  Routine toxicology tests are pending.  The crash remains under investigation.

Sabine Parish has always been a great place to live and when you live in this area you meet and come to know many fine folks. And many of these folks are special to each and every one of us. On February 15, 2019 our parish lost one of the most talented and unique people you would ever meet. It is nearing one year ago that he passed away and I have been thinking of my old friend and compatriot, Robert Lewis “Tex” McKnight.

On February 5, the Sabine Shrine Club delivered over $9,000 to the Shriner’s Hospital For Children after raising the money through an annual basketball tournament and squirrel dog hunt.

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The Louisiana Travel Association (LTA) introduced Linda Curtis-Sparks as the winner of the 2020 Will Mangham Tourism Lifetime Achievement Award during its Annual Meeting January 30, 2020 in Charenton.

Linda Curtis-Sparks joined the ranks of some Louisiana tourism legends, including, Gerald Breaux, Monte Hurley, Marion Fox, Michael Valentino, Shelley Johnson and the late Governor Kathleen Blanco as this year’s recipient of this prestigious award. She is a passionate advocate for Louisiana and has devoted her life to building tourism and creating economic development opportunities in the rural parishes of central and western Louisiana. She is generous with her time and honest in her assessments. She has tirelessly crossed over borders and barriers to market the entire region, not just her own parish. She has been a true testament to the adage that a “rising tide raises all boats.”

UPDATE:  Three Many High School students have been arrested and are booked into the Ware Youth Center in Coushatta on charges of sexual battery.  Names of those arrested will not be released due to their age.

The investigation continues.

ORIGINAL STORY:

An investigation has been opened into the alleged assault of a Many teenager by fellow students at Many High School.

A video of the alleged event surfaced on social media on Friday afternoon and quickly went viral.  The assault is said to have happened earlier in the week.

Those describing the video state that it shows the victim being held down with his pants lowered.  A foreign object is then inserted into his rectum.  He is allegedly screaming throughout the video. Others have commented that members of the basketball team are allegedly present in the video.