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THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE TEXASDEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.The El Paso Police Department is searching for missing childThomas Gallardo, 6 months old, White, Male, last seen wearing ared Jordan onesie with black spots, no socks, and no shoes. Themissing child was last seen at 11 55 PM, on June 22nd of 2024 atthe 700 Block of Karl Drive, El Paso, Texas.Police are looking for Thomas GALLARDO, 28 years old, White,Male, in connection with the abduction of the child. The suspectwas last seen wearing a black sweater, blue jeans, and whiteshoes. The suspect is believed to be driving a Blue 2007 ChevroletSilverado bearing Texas license plate L W R 5 3 5 8. The suspectwas last seen in El Paso.LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE CHILD TO BE IN GRAVE ORIMMEDIATE DANGER.Anyone with information regarding this child abduction, shouldcontact the El Paso Police Department at 9 1 5 2 1 2 4 0 6 8.
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...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDTTUESDAY...* WHAT...Heat index values up to 108 expected.* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Arkansas, northcentral and northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, and east andnortheast Texas.* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT Tuesday.* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heatillnesses.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out ofthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.&&
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...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers inLouisiana...Texas...Sabine River At Logansport affecting Panola, De Soto and ShelbyCounties.Sabine River At Longview affecting Gregg and Rusk Counties.Sabine River Near Beckville affecting Gregg, Harrison, Panola andRusk Counties.Sabine River Near Mineola affecting Smith and Wood Counties.For the Sabine River...including Mineola, Hawkins, Gladewater,Longview, Beckville, Logansport...Minor flooding is forecast.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Do not drive cars through flooded areas.Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following websiteaddress into your favorite web browser URL bar:https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/SHVThe next statement will be issued Sunday evening at 930 PM CDT.&&...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Sabine River at Logansport.* WHEN...Until Monday morning.* IMPACTS...At 28.0 feet, Expect lowland flooding problems of theheavily wooded floodplain to continue for several days.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 8:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 28.3 feet.- Bankfull stage is 27.0 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 8:45 PM CDT Saturday was 28.6 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stageearly tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 26.4 feetThursday evening.- Flood stage is 28.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of28.4 feet on 12/28/1971.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood&&
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...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers inLouisiana...Texas...Sabine River At Logansport affecting Panola, De Soto and ShelbyCounties.Sabine River At Longview affecting Gregg and Rusk Counties.Sabine River Near Beckville affecting Gregg, Harrison, Panola andRusk Counties.Sabine River Near Mineola affecting Smith and Wood Counties.For the Sabine River...including Mineola, Hawkins, Gladewater,Longview, Beckville, Logansport...Minor flooding is forecast.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Do not drive cars through flooded areas.Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.For more hydrologic information, copy and paste the following websiteaddress into your favorite web browser URL bar:https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/SHVThe next statement will be issued Sunday evening at 930 PM CDT.&&...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Sabine River near Beckville.* WHEN...Until early Monday afternoon.* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Expect lowland flooding of the heavilywooded floodplain. In addition, oil field operations in and nearthe floodplain will be affected and steps should be taken tosecure petroleum equipment.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 8:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 27.0 feet.- Bankfull stage is 25.0 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 8:45 PM CDT Saturday was 27.6 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stagetomorrow evening and continue falling to 13.5 feet Thursdayevening.- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of27.3 feet on 05/28/2015.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood&&
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The Cajun Cartel is located at 505 W. Sabine St. in Carthage.
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The Cajun Cartel is located at 505 W. Sabine St. in Carthage.
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The Cajun Cartel serves cajun cuisine.
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The Cajun Cartel serves cajun cuisine.
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The Cajun Cartel serves cajun cuisine.
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Reporter Stella Wieser was a reporter at the Panola Watchman from June 2018 to April 2022. During her time at the Watchman, she enjoyed writing features about businesses and local events. As of May 2022, she resides in Austin and does media relations for TCEQ.
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The Cajun Cartel is located at 505 W. Sabine St. in Carthage.
- Photos by Stella Wieser
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The Cajun Cartel is located at 505 W. Sabine St. in Carthage.
- Stella Wieser
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The Cajun Cartel serves cajun cuisine.
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The Cajun Cartel serves cajun cuisine.
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The Cajun Cartel serves cajun cuisine.
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A new food truck in town offers Cajun cuisine to Carthage — the Cajun Cartel.
Owner Sarah Luker-Credeur is from South Louisiana.
“It was in the works for a couple of years, and it took so long to come together due to COVID and things like that,” she said. “We had this trailer custom built in Monroe, Louisiana, it just took a long time for it to get here. So that was kinda it... food is an important part of our family.”
The Cajun Cartel opened up at the beginning of the year.
“We actually opened the week before Christmas, but it was really just to iron out the kinks before crawfish season got started,” Luker-Credeur said.
The restaurant does plate lunches during the week and live boils on the weekends. They also deliver for free anywhere in the Carthage city limits.
“We’re open year round, crawfish are just a weekend thing,” Luker-Credeur said. “We primarily focus on Cajun food during the week. Gumbo, crawfish etouffee. We’re famous for our crawfish queso potato. I probably sell 40 or 50 of those things a day. So that’s the No. 1 thing we actually sell here.”
The menu changes every day, with updates on their Facebook page, The Cajun Cartel. Their bestseller meal is available every day though.
Business has been been good.
“It was really really good when we first opened, and then I think the new kinda wears off and it kind of levels off, but it’s good, we’re about doing like anybody else is... It’s very exciting, it’s fun,” Luker-Credeur said. “I love getting to talk to everyone in the community and seeing all my friends and family come by and meeting new people. There’s so many people that come from out of town just to eat here, so it’s kinda cool.”
Luker-Credeur isn’t alone in this endeavor though. Her chef, Chris Berry, graduated from culinary school in 2018.
“Just finding Chris was kind of a cool weird thing that fell out of the sky. He was like ‘I just graduated culinary school; I need somewhere to work.’ And I was like ‘That’s funny ‘cause I’m short one cook.’ It’s really nice (having him here),” she said. “We work very well together, and you really have to get along with the ones you work with in such small quarters. He’s very talented.”
The Cajun Cartel is located at 505 W. Sabine St. in Carthage. They’re open for lunch from 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday through Thursday and on weekends they are currently open from noon to 7 p.m.
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Stella Wieser was a reporter at the Panola Watchman from June 2018 to April 2022. During her time at the Watchman, she enjoyed writing features about businesses and local events. As of May 2022, she resides in Austin and does media relations for TCEQ.
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