A 13-year-old boy is hit and killed while riding a bicycle on a dark country roadway in Tangipahoa Parish. State Police say Benjamin Mixon of Kentwood was riding with another juvenile on State Highway 1061 at around 6:30 yesterday evening when an SUV hit them from behind. State Police Trooper Marc Gremillion (GREM-ee-on) says with a speed limit of 55 miles an hour and no shoulder, there was no way the driver could have seen the two boys until it was too late.

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Gremillion says both young bicyclists were wearing dark clothing.

Also in Tangipahoa Parish, a missing 14-year-old girl from Tennessee was found in a wooded area. Authorities say she spent Christmas living in a tent, while 28-year-old Alexander Materne was in Jennings with his family. Investigators say Materne drove to Tennessee to get the girl, and the two engaged in sexual acts in St. Charles Parish. Then Materne set up a tent for her in Tangipahoa Parish. Officials say the two met while playing an online game.

State Attorney General Liz Murrill looks back at year one in office and looks ahead to year two.

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Tonight’s jackpot for Mega Millions is a whopping one-point-two billion dollars. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Kim Chopin says the jackpot started rolling over in September, but during that time three Louisiana players became millionaires…

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