BESE votes against a proposal that would have waived penalties against schools who have students that opt out from taking Common Core exams. Scott Carwile has more…

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State Police say an early morning single vehicle crash in St. Tammany Parish has left a Folsom man dead. They say for unknown reasons, 27-year old Lloyd Giddens lost control of his vehicle, exited the roadway, and struck two large trees. Giddens received life threatening injuries and was pronounced dead on the scene. Speed and impairment are suspected factors in the crash. The investigation is ongoing.

The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s office says they are pleased to announce that after 34 years “Bossier Doe” has been identified as 17-year-old Carol Ann Cole of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Sgt. Dave Faulk says someone recognized the composite on “Bossier Doe’s” Facebook page as looking familiar to a picture of a woman missing from Michigan on a Craigslist ad..

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Faulk says Cole was stabbed to death and this is now an open homicide investigation.

Yesterday was brutally cold, but as things warm up today there’s hope that spring is just around the corner. Fred Zeigler with the National Weather Service in Slidell says, looking at the long range forecast, we can expect temperatures in the 50s and 60s the next couple of days, but get ready for some gloomy rain to return on Sunday…

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Zeigler says today it’s still cool, but it is dry and nice outside.