A recent Pew Research Center study finds more people are choosing to use their smartphones for internet access at home instead of hooking up costly broadband services. Senior Researcher John Horrigan says they are seeing this happen mostly among low income Americans, but they also found a number of incidents of this pattern among lower-middle income users…

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The study looked at home broadband adoption between 2013 and 2015.

Winter has officially arrived. State Climatologist Barry Keim says this winter will bring cooler and wetter than normal conditions to Louisiana. Keim says, despite a forecast for cooler temperatures, you shouldn’t expect a lot of freezes across Louisiana this winter…

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Keim says El Nino will keep many arctic air intrusions into Louisiana at bay this winter.

The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the fatal fire of a camper trailer in Pineville. They say fire fighters found the body of the trailer’s owner, 58-year-old Neida Reeves in the bedroom. A second occupant, 56-year-old Kenneth Ashworth, was transported to an area hospital with second and third degree burns to two-thirds of his body. At last report, Ashworth was listed in critical condition. Investigators believe the fire began in the bedroom where Reeves was found. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

An alcoholic version of the famous Abita Root Beer is hitting stores this week. Michelle Southern reports…

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