(Source: Pixabay/stock image) By WAFB Staff | May 8, 2021 at 9:43 AM CDT - Updated May 8 at 9:43 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The missing body of a boater was recovered from the Little Atchafalaya River on May 7 in St. Martin Parish, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
Officials say the body of Robert Schoeffler, 81, of Lafayette was found around 6 p.m. Friday.
Schoeffler had been missing since April 29, authorities say. His body was turned over to the St. Martin Parish Coronerâs Office.
According to LDWF, Schoeffler was operating a 16-foot boat with a passenger on board when another boat collided with them.
Police investigating shooting in Rayne
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and last updated 2021-01-16 10:32:24-05
RAYNE, La. - Police are investigating an overnight shooting that left three people hospitalized.
On Saturday at 1:09 a.m., police responded to a shooting in the 600 block of Bella Avenue, according to Rayne Chief of Police Carroll J. Stelly. Once on the scene, officers discovered three victims with gunshot wounds. All three were transported to Lafayette General Hospital by ambulance.
If anyone has information about the shooting, call the Rayne Police Department at (337) 334-4215, the Crime Stoppers of Acadia Parish tip line at (337) 789-TIPS, or use P3 smartphone app to report it anonymously. Callers could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
One removed from the cold storage, the vaccine vials must be placed into coolers amid bubble wrap and dry ice within three minutes, or they start to thaw, drastically reducing their shelf life. These coolers, photographed on December 14, 2020, will keep the vials cold during transport from Ochsner s Jefferson Highway campus.Â
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