It’s reported that one of the two officers charged in the shooting death of a 6-year-old boy in Marksville, 23-year-old Norris Greenhouse, Jr, will post a 1-million dollar bond and be released. Legal analyst Tim Meche says if Greenhouse is released on bond, his travel will be restricted…

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Meche says regardless of the crime, you have a constitutional right to be released on bond.

Fall weather is definitely on its way, as a cold front finishes passing the state today and gets rid of the humidity. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the air is going to be dry and cool with high temperatures in the mid to upper 60s for the next few days…

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Keim says come Saturday and Sunday, we’ll see low temperatures in the 40s.

National restaurant chain Joe’s Crab Shack, which has locations in Louisiana, is the first chain to experiment with eliminating tipping wages for its servers, and paying them higher, fixed, hourly wages. The restaurant says front house workers at select restaurants will earn hourly wages of around $12-$14, and prices on the menu will increase around 15%. Assistant Professor at Nicholls State’s Chef John Folse Culinary Institute, Don Kasten believes patrons will love this…

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Joe’s Crab Shack feels the tipping system is antiquated.

Dr. Frank Welch, with the Department of Health and Hospitals, says their seeing fewer flu patients this year than this time last year. He says last year’s flu shot was ineffective against the strain going around, but this year’s flu vaccination should be more successful…

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Welch says now is the time to get a flu shot, with influenza activity for the year off to a slow start.