The investigation continues in the Army helicopter crash that killed all 11 servicemen on board, including four Louisiana National Guard soldiers based out of Hammond, during a training mission Tuesday night in the Florida Panhandle. Although the cause of he crash has not been determined, there are reports of foggy conditions when the accident occurred. Louisiana National Guard Major General Glenn Curtis says pilots are very conscious of weather conditions before they depart on a mission…

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Curtis asks everyone to keep these servicemen and their families in your thoughts and prayers.

A federal lawsuit filed by Tom Benson attempts to secure the ownership shares of the Saints and Pelicans from a trust fund that his relatives currently have control over. Legal analyst Tim Meche says the terms of the trust require Benson to substitute the teams with assets of equal value…

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Meche calls this a desperation move on Benson’s part.

A State Police crackdown of insurance fraud throughout Louisiana has resulted in several arrests of people who have tried to abuse the system. LSP Spokesman Dustin Dwight says some of the arrests are within the insurance industry of people who have abused their position to benefit themselves…

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Dwight says they expect more arrests will be coming.

Two emaciated Shreveport pit bull terriers, that were removed from their home after a Facebook post, continue their recovery at Caddo Parish Animal Services. The post created an outcry within the community for the dogs to be removed and their owner charged. Director Everett Harris says they have a plan in place for the care of the two dogs…

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He says the dogs’ owner could not afford to have the animals cared for by a veterinarian.