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ADVOCATE STAFF REPORT
John Russel Houser, the gunman authorities say fatally shot two people and wounded nine others before killing himself Thursday in a Lafayette movie theater, was a 59-year-old drifter living in a motel, where investigators have found wigs and disguises.

Effective immediately, U.S. 190 at the Krotz Springs Bridge is reduced to one lane, in the westbound direction, to allow crews to make joint repairs.

A branding campaign for St. Landry Parish — “We’re Moving Forward” — was discussed Tuesday at a meeting of the St. Landry Parish Economic Industrial Development District’s board of directors.

If temperatures of late seem hotter than last year, rest assured, they are.

The Louisiana Department of Education recently announced a record number of high school seniors earning scores of 18 or higher on the ACT.
St. Landry Parish public school students had an average composite score of 18.7 in the 2014-15 school year, up from 18.4 the previous year.