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Two arrests made in death of unborn child

A Jennings woman is behind bars this week, facing charges for third-degree feticide after overdosing and causing the death of her unborn baby.

Shandelynn Shay Benoit, 28, was arrested on Monday following an investigation by the Jennings Police Department.

Chief Danny Semmes said on Dec. 12, police were dispatched to Ochsner American Legion Hospital for a woman who was 37 weeks pregnant and had overd…

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