Houma Police Officer injured while responding to possible looting

KATIE ALL AROUND THE CITY, THISIS WHAT WERESEEING.

HOMES AND BUSINESSESLIKE THIS CITI TRENDS, AND THESAVE A LOT NEXTDOOR, COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

NOWLEFT OPEI SPOKE TO CITY POLICE, THEYTELL ME THEY NOW FEAR, LOOTINGWILL BECOMA PROBLEM.

ON MONDAYAFTERNOON-- AN OFFICER WAS TAKENTO THE HOSTAPIAFTER A TRUCK SMASHED INTO HISCAR.

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TRAVIS THERIO TELLS ME,THE OFFICER WAS ON HIS WAY TO ANEARBY HOME FOR POSSIBLELOOTING.

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TVIRATHERIOT/HOUMA POLICE "WE'REDOING EVERYTHING WE CAN, WESTAYED BEHIND.

WE'RE GOING TOPATROL AND DO EVERYTHING WE CANTO PROTECT THEIR HOMES"SOME FAMILIES STAYING IN THEIRHOMES--- WITHOUT POWER ORWATER-- AS AN EFFORT TO PROTECTTHEIRBELONGINGS TYLER INGRAM/ HOUMAHE"TY'VE GOT LOOTERS AND STUFFOUT HERE.THE MEN STAYED BEHIND, WE HAVETORO PTECT OUR THINGS"KATIE THE CLEAN UP PROCESS HASALREADYSTARTED, EARLIER TODAY WE SAWHUNDREDS OF LINE MAN COMING INTOTOWN.

POLICE ARE ALSO ASKING IFYOU DO NOT NEED TO BE IN THEAREA, PLEASEO DNOT COME HERE, DO NOT DRIVEAROUND.

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