Sunday, May 19 2013 5:58 PM EDT2013-05-19 21:58:26 GMT
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Authorities are urging motorists to avoid I-10 West and East bound at mile marker 25 due to a tanker truck on fire. Fire crews are still working to extinguish flames on an 18-wheel oil tanker. LouisianaMore >>
Louisiana State Police is investigating an oil tanker tractor fire on Interstate 10 that caused major traffic delays Sunday afternoon. More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 9:05 PM EDT2013-05-18 01:05:04 GMT
The Southwest Louisiana Tea Party movement began picking up steam in 2009 as members from throughout the five parish area began gathering for rallies and becoming more visible and involved in local governmentMore >>
The Southwest Louisiana Tea Party movement began picking up steam in 2009 as members from throughout the five-parish area began gathering for rallies and becoming more visible and involved in local government and the political scene.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 8:55 PM EDT2013-05-18 00:55:58 GMT
An arrest has been made in the 1962 death of Mary Horton Vail. Vail was found dead in the Calcasieu River in October 1962, her husband, Felix Vail, claimed she was the victim of a boating accident. TheMore >>
Mary Horton Vail was found dead in the Calcasieu River in October 1962. Her husband, Felix Vail, claimed she was the victim of a boating accident.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 6:17 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:17:04 GMT
Friday marks the anniversary of the first woman reported missing in the Jeff Davis Eight case. On May 17, 2005, 28-year-old Loretta Chaisson Lewis went missing. Three days later, her body was found floatingMore >>
Friday marks the anniversary of the first woman reported missing in the Jeff Davis Eight case.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 5:47 PM EDT2013-05-17 21:47:38 GMT
More than 825 students - the largest graduating class in McNeese State University history - are expected to receive degrees at the university's spring commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18,More >>
More than 825 students - the largest graduating class in McNeese State University history - are expected to receive degrees at the university's spring commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday at Burton Coliseum.More >>
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As a truck driver for the U.S. Army during World War Two, Leo Bradley saw his share of battle in the Pacific. He vividly remembers Kamikaze attacks on his fleet while traveling from Australia to New Guinea.
"They played ball with us..with the ships," said Bradley. "They had a one way trip. They fueled one way into your smoke stack. I saw one miss the ship I was on. I said, "thank you Jesus." He hit the water. Boom. You never saw him no more."
The Japanese used an English speaking radio personality named Tokyo Rose to intimidate U.S. Soldiers in the pacific. Bradley remembers hearing her broadcasts.
"She'd play low-down blues for us. Then she'd say "tonight you bloody Americans, I'll be sending 18 bombers over on you boys. She wasn't lying. And we'd be waiting."
And to this day, Bradley has nightmares about what he saw in wartime, including the Battle for Okinawa.
"Sometimes now I can't look at a war picture. And when I look at it, I think that's where I was and sometimes my eyes get full."
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