Numbers released by the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program find Louisiana once again leads the nation for murders, with a rate of 11.8 killed per 100,000 persons. But New Orleans based Crime analyst Jeff Asher says even though the state has the highest homicide rate in the county, the number of murders has declined over the last two decades…:
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The report found that in 2016, there were 554 homicides in Louisiana.

The Coast Guard says it has suspended the search for a Texas man who disappeared when a platform exploded on Lake Pontchartrain. Authorities said seven people were injured in the Sunday night blast, including three who were in critical condition. The missing man is identified as 44-year-old Timothy Morrison of Katy, Texas.

Investigators are continuing to piece together the strange case of a baby born to a 13-year-old girl in Baker…:
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The popular food delivery app founded in Lake Charles, Waitr, is starting a new Thanksgiving food drive to help feed the needy in the communities they serve. Chief Marketing Officer Sonny Mayugba says customers can donate a holiday meal through the app, and Waitr will deliver them to local needy families the week of Thanksgiving..:
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