The Washington Parish Sheriff’s office is asking for help in the case of a 2008 murder of a Lafourche Parish resident. Chief Deputy Mike Haley says 46-year-old Larkie Toups was killed on January 1, 2008 and after a year long investigation the case went cold. He says they opened it back up in 2013 and arrested an eyewitness to the crime…:
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He says they hope people who know more about this crime will come forward and claim the $1000 reward.

Even though it’s bitterly cold out, Mardi Gras celebrations are underway from New Orleans to Mamou. Revelers were up early this morning picking out prime spots for the parades and putting costumes on for the horseback ride through the country side. Temperatures probably won’t get out of the 40s this afternoon.

A recent report by the Schott (shot) Foundation for Public Education shows the black male high school graduation rates in Louisiana trails whites’ by 16 points. Eric Gill reports…:
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The LSU men’s basketball team looks to improve their position in an NCAA tournament big when they face Texas A&M tonight.