Governor John Bel Edwards defends his brother Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards following FBI raids at both the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Hammond Police Department. An FBI spokesperson says they were carrying out court ordered actions during the December 15 raids. But Edwards says he doesn’t know what the federal agents were looking for.

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FBI agents seized computers, cellphones, and case files from both agencies in an investigation that reportedly stems from mishandling of evidence by a drug task force.

An employee at the Webster Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau accidentally uploaded a risqué video to the bureau’s Instagram account, according to the Minden Press Herald. 61-year-old Lynn Dorsey is the Executive Director of the Webster CVB, and she says “It was a horrible, honest mistake” when she posted the video from a Baton Rouge hotel room.

The latest census data shows little change in Louisiana’s population over the last year. Demographer Greg Rigamer says job loss could be pushing some working people out of the state. He says while Louisiana saw a small growth, Mississippi’s population decreased slightly.

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The data shows Louisiana’s population has increased by about 12-thousand residents since 2015.

Many Entergy Louisiana customers will see a refund of about $40 on their January bills. Spokesperson Mike Burns says the refund allocates the $140 million cost for replacing steam generators at the Waterford 3 nuclear plant in St. Charles Parish.

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Burns says customers will also see an ongoing rate decrease of 43-cents.