There is an enhanced risk of severe weather through this evening for areas of the state north of Natchitoches. A tornado watch until 7 PM is in effect for Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Union and Webster Parishes. Gary Chatelain with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says large hail is another threat…
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Damaging winds and heavy downpours are possible as well.
The statewide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline shot up five cents overnight to $3.73. Triple-A fuel analyst Don Redman says the sudden jump at the pump coincides with a spike in oil prices as a result of what’s happening in the Middle East…
People gathered at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge yesterday evening for a candlelight vigil in memory of 17-year-old Martha Odom, who was killed when she was caught in the crossfire of a shooting at the food court last Thursday. Community activist Cathy Tolivar says gun violence is out of control, and it has to stop.
A downtown Baton Rouge hotel will soon be converted into a year-round sports hospitality destination. The Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center will get a 40-million-dollar makeover and will reopen as a Sports Illustrated Resort. Geoff Richards, the chief operating officer of vacation ownership at Travel And Leisure Company, says one man behind this venture happens to be an LSU institution – Shaquille O’Neal.