NATCHITOCHES, La. -- The Natchitoches Police Department has arrested a woman in connection with a fatal hit and run Sunday afternoon.

Kadaija Jackson, 24, is charged with manslaughter and and hit and run. She's housed in the LaSalle/Natchitoches Parish Detention Center.

Natchitoches police responded around noon to a report of a pedestrian being hit in the 1200 block of Texas Street. They found Nekedra Rainey, 44, of Natchitoches, lying on the ground. She was taken to Natchitoches Regional Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.

Witnesses told police the driver of a Nissan Sentra hit Rainey then left the scene. Officers canvassed the area and found Jackson's home. She was arrested without incident.

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