Starting today 275-thousand more Louisianans will have access to the COVID-19 vaccine because the minimum age for eligibility has been lowered from 70 to 65 years old. Senate Education Chairman Cleo Fields is urging Governor Edwards to include K-through-12 educators. Louisiana Federation of Teachers President Larry Carter agrees…
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Construction is underway in Cameron Parish to turn open water into 308 acres of marsh. Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Project Manager Jessica Diez says the added marshland will help protect southwest Louisiana from future storms and the area is part of the Mississippi Flyway which supplies stopover habitats for migratory birds…
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Diez says they expect to have the project completed by the end of the year.

State Police is seeking information from the public about the July 4th, 2016 disappearance of Erica Nicole Hunt of Opelousas. Trooper Thomas Gossen says it’s a homicide investigation now that investigators have confirmed that skeletal remains found in December of 2018 were Hunt’s …
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Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact St. Landry Crime Stoppers.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 to win Super Bowl 55. A Trio of former LSU Tigers are now world champions including linebacker Devin White says who says this is the first major championship he’s won during his football career.
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On the losing end, former Tiger Clyde Edwards-Helairie. The Chiefs rookie running back hoped to win championships in back to back years.