Johnathan Manning
Journalist and Digital Content Manager at KPLC-TV (Lake Charles, LA )
Journalist and Digital Content Manager for KPLC 7News. Former newspaper reporter.
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2 weeks ago |
kplctv.com | Halle Jefferson |Johnathan Manning
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPLC) - Fifty-one years – that’s how long one Lafayette man has been waiting for answers surrounding his father’s death. Russell Foote was found shot and killed in his vehicle along what is now West Congress Street in Lafayette on May 17, 1974. Five decades later, no arrests have been made in the case. But according to Foote’s son, a motive seems clear as day. Kevin Foote was just 7 years old when his father was killed.
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2 weeks ago |
kplctv.com | Johnathan Manning
SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - The Sulphur City Council voted Monday night to pass a cooperative endeavor agreement with the state, allowing the city to correct an “administrative oversight” on a $5 million water grant. Sulphur has already spent $1.8 million of the Water Sector Program, which Sulphur applied for in 2021. Sulphur Mayor Mike Danahay initially signed a cooperative endeavor agreement, which the state executed in June 2022, awarding Sulphur the $5 million, he said.
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3 weeks ago |
kplctv.com | Johnathan Manning
CAMERON PARISH, La. (KPLC) -The attorney for the now-former superintendent of roads and bridges in Cameron Parish says statements made by a police juror about his client are defamatory. Shane Manuel was demoted from his position as superintendent of roads and bridges, but while it was said it was part of a dispute about $74,000 in undelivered dirt, the reasons for his demotion were not given.
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3 weeks ago |
kplctv.com | Johnathan Manning
CAMERON PARISH, La. (KPLC) - Cameron Parish District Attorney Tom Barrett has released a few more details about the Grand Lake Barn Road project, but says more details will be released later. Police Juror Danny Myers resigned and Shane Manuel was demoted from his position as Superintendent of Roads and Bridges over a $74,000 overpayment for dirt for the project.
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1 month ago |
kplctv.com | Matt Phillips |Johnathan Manning
VERNON PARISH, La. (KPLC) - A Texas woman has been arrested in connection with a crash that claimed the life of a 3-year-old in Vernon Parish three years ago. Amber Allison, 34, of Burkeville, is accused of letting Regina Shafer, 31, of Leesville, get behind the wheel prior to the fatal accident, according to court documents. Allison initially offered to drive the vehicle because Shafer was intoxicated, the court documents read.
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