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Inmate Found Dead
An inmate at the Lafayette Parish Correctional Facility was found dead in his cell yesterday afternoon. Lt. Craig Stansbury says so far there are no signs of foul play in James Stewart's death pending an autopsy. Stewart was in jail on an obstruction of justice charge.
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