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Inmates seize Lafayette Parish Prison in overnight takeover
About 110 prisoners overpowered a jailer at 3 a.m. and held two jailers hostage demanding better food housing and sanitation. No injuries reported. More than 100 law enforcement officers confined inmates to the seventh floor of the parish courthouse as talks continued.
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Lafayette
Lafayette Parish
Harry Saucier
Saucier
Lousiana
State Corrections Center
Shelton
Wash
James Harvey