Mother’s billboard tribute honors Lafayette violence victims
A Lafayette mother is honoring her son and 40 other lives lost to violence with a billboard called “Unforgotten” and a documentary to give them a voice.
GREENWOOD, Ind. -- "We won't tolerate it." That is the message advertised on a billboard in Greenwood, warning visitors from other counties that they will be arrested and charged if they enter Johnson County and commit crimes. Johnson County Prosecutor Lance Hamner and Sheriff Duane Burgess appear on the billboard…
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- A Lafayette Police officer was arrested Sunday and accused of domestic violence, authorities said. Christian Hinson, 27, is charged with battery of a dating partner and false imprisonment. Hinson was booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center. Bond details were not released. Hinson will be placed…
Teen gun violence is becoming a significant concern in Lafayette, with community leaders and families noting a troubling rise in incidents involving young people.