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Ian Howard, the man accused of killing Lafayette Police Cpl. Michael Middlebrook, has reached a plea deal that will keep him behind bars for the rest of his life.

A plea is expected Tuesday morning from Ian Howard, the man accused of killing Lafayette Police Cpl. Michael Middlebrook.

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Officials said an investigation was initiated after deputies learned a correctional officer was bringing contraband into the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center. The investigation revealed the officer to be Alexander, who was then arrested.

All three adult suspects were booked into the Abbeville Police Department and transferred to the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Correction Center. The juvenile was booked into a Juvenile Detention Center in Jonesboro.

According to New Iberia Police, officers got a call about shots being fired at Amigo’s, a business at South Iberia Street and West Admiral Doyle Drive. On the scene, officers found a 20-year-old male victim, dead. The victim has yet to be identified.

On Tuesday, changes to an ordinance for short-term rentals go before the Lafayette City Council once again.  There are three changes now on the table.

Three shootings in Opelousas in the last 24 hours have left two people injured and one dead.

Parishes throughout the state have been transitioning to four-day school weeks, and the next parish facing that possibility is Jeff Davis.

An Evangeline man was arrested Sunday night when a disturbance call ended with a State Trooper being assaulted.

A Merryville man was arrested after losing control of fires he started on his property during the statewide burn ban.