Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:39 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:39:23 GMT
It's not the scenario the Cameron Parish School Board thought they would be facing. "I would like to say that I'm ashamed of Cameron Parish. They voted to pass the road and bridge and the health unitMore >>
The Cameron Parish School Board is searching to offset nearly $4 million after voters decided not to renew to tax propositions earlier this month. As KPLC's Lee Peck reports, while they're set to give it another try, they'll have to find a way to cut costs in the meantime.More >>
A 42-year-old DeQuincy man is facing dozens of stalking-related charges after officials allege he followed the Glenmora-area victim throughout Rapides Parish.More >>
A 42-year-old DeQuincy man is facing dozens of stalking-related charges after officials allege he followed the Glenmora-area victim throughout Rapides Parish.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:29 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:29:15 GMT
We are thrilled to share an update on a Sulphur teen with a rare disease that we introduced you to in March.Brother and sister, Sam and Sydni Dupre, have Friedreich's Ataxia. This is a disease threateningMore >>
Sam Dupre of Sulphur had the Lake Charles Civic Center crowd on its feet as he moved his wheelchair aside and walked across the stage to receive his diploma.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:27 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:27:52 GMT
A four-year-old Bell City boy has just been diagnosed with a deadly disease that is causing him to go backwards in development. Speaking, chewing, swallowing, seeing and walking were once thoughtlessMore >>
Four-year-old Coy Fruge of Bell City has been diagnosed with a deadly disease that is causing him to go backwards in development. KPLC's Britney Glaser shares his story in this "Faces of Rare Disease." More >>
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Raymond Arsement has many memories of Vietnam. One of the most vivid is when the North Vietnamese rigged an explosive on the back of a woman serving Military Police with soft drinks.
"Somebody tied a grenade to her back," said Arsement. "Gave her 3 or 4 Cokes. She served the Mps on a convoy. After they bought a Coke, she pulled a string and it blew her up and the two Mps."
Arsement served for a little over a year in Vietnam, after having joined the Army back in 1956. The career military man knew what he had to do when he retired in 1979.
"When I got back, I wanted to help the veterans. And at the same time, I was in Agent Orange. And I started getting problems from the Agent Orange."
Arsement developed cancer and has been receiving treatments ever since. He is a past commander of the D-A-V and now assists veterans across the state.
"Every first Thursday of the month, we have from 8 o'clock in the morning until 4 in the afternoon. We do claims for any veteran. You do not have to belong to the DAV. Just any veteran that needs help. We're there to help them."
Arsement says volunteers will even help file medical claims for local veterans.
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