A trade association representing the oil industry says there’s an increased interest in Gulf oil drilling. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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Most of the state could see some nasty weather beginning today, into tomorrow. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the storm will start in the Shreveport and Monroe areas on Friday and will shift towards southeastern Louisiana on Saturday….:
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The defense began its case Thursday in the trial of one of two Marksville deputies accused in the murder of a 6-year-old boy. The ex-girlfriend of the child’s father took the stand for the attorneys of Derrick Stafford and gave testimony that contradicted some of Christopher Few’s side of the story. The prosecution argues that the deputies were in no danger when the opened fire on Few’s vehicle. The defense, who has not yet rested, says Few lead the cops on a high speed chase which.

There is no delay in plans to move forward with the construction of a four lane bridge and converting the current Jimmie Davis Bridge into a pedestrian cross over in Shreveport and Bossier City. DOTD Spokesperson Rodney Mallett says there was some confusion, as the original proposal was to rehab the original bridge…:
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He says there have been reports of a toll, but it is too early to determine if one will be installed.

Today Governor John Bel Edwards will speak at the 2017 Health Summit at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge.