The National Weather Service has confirmed it was an EF 3 tornado that started in DeRidder and skipped along to Alexandria on Monday with winds between 140 and 160 miles per hour. Governor John Bel Edwards has toured the storm damage in Rapides Parish and says preliminary assessments have begun for both public and private assistance…
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Edwards says about 100 homes in Rapides Parish were impacted by the twister.

Erath Representative Blake Miguez has been elected as chairman of the House Republican Caucus. Miguez on what G-O-P legislators would like to tackle in the next term…
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Miguez is entering his second term and replaces Alexandria Representative Lance Harris as House GOP caucus chairman.

Procrastination may pay off for shoppers looking for a deal. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Today begins the early signing period for college football and the LSU Tigers are in a position to bring home a top-four recruiting class. So far, the Tigers have also signed two quarterbacks today, Ponchatoula’s T-J Finley and Max Johnson from Georgia. But five-star wide receiver Rakim Jarrett has decided not to sign with LSU, instead he’s going to Maryland.