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St. Charles Parish officials are conducting a search for a missing kayaker, Melvin Phillip Emde, who went overboard from his kayak on the Mississippi River near Hahnville. The search began after Emde was reported missing by a family member. Anyone with information is urged to contact the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office.
A mother and daughter were arrested in St. Charles Parish for enrolling the daughter in high school using fraudulent documents that listed her as 17 when she was actually in her 20s. The mother wanted her daughter to learn English, but both now face charges of injuring public records. The St. Charles Parish Public School System is reassessing how it certifies enrollment and auditing current documents as a result of the discovery.
A 28-year-old Honduran woman was arrested for posing as a 17-year-old student at Hahnville High School in Louisiana to improve her English. She was enrolled using fraudulent documents, but authorities do not believe she committed any other crimes or engaged in inappropriate behavior with students. The school district is conducting an audit of enrollment documents and plans to provide training for staff to recognize potentially fraudulent documents in the future. The woman and her mother were released on bond.