The Big Easy will be getting some more visitors from the UK next year as British Airways announces they’ll begin non-stop flights to London from New Orleans beginning in March 2017. Senior Vice President Simon Brooks says the flight will include free food, drinks and entertainment. He says the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner is known for its smooth ride, because it flies at a lower pressurization…:
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He says they are delighted to connect these two iconic cities.

An arrest has been made in the case of an elderly man who was found shot to death in his own driveway in Houma. Cody Voisin with the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office says shortly after the death of 87-year-old Anthony Dale Lirette, an arrest warrant was issued for 21-year-old Deandre Pharagood…:
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He says they are not releasing a motive at this time, but did add the two did not know each other.

The head of the Louisiana NAACP spoke before the House Judiciary Committee to provide tips on how law enforcement and the public can work better together. Ernest Johnson believes officers should be more familiar with people in the areas they are patrolling…:
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Chairman Katrina Jackson plans to hold more meetings to come up with a universal community policing policy.

KPLC is reporting that a dead whale was found washed up on a beach in Cameron Parish, and that the state department of wildlife and fisheries believes it is a young calf at 21 feet long. They are trying to determine what happened.