A massive fire has destroyed a three-story, 150-year-old mansion on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, but three people, including a 92-year-old woman escaped the blaze. New Orleans Fire Chief Tim McConnell says the seven-alarm fire started just before eight A-M and it was out of control when the first firefighters arrived…
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The Rex parade which rolls on Mardi Gras day stops at this house for a toast every year.

A 67-year-old Opelousas woman has been charged with animal cruelty after she shot her pet llama four times after it attacked her. St. Landry Sheriff’s office Major Eddie Thibodaux says investigators have determined Madeline Bourgeois was no longer in danger and should not have shot the animal…
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The llama is recovering at a local animal hospital.

Baton Rouge Police say a woman was attacked and assaulted after getting into a vehicle she mistaken for being her rideshare driver in the Tigerland area. Sgt. L’Jean McKneely says the victim knew she was in trouble when she got a notification that her real driver was one minute away after she got into the vehicle of her attacker.
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McKneely says the victim escaped by getting out of the vehicle while it was still in motion.

The Human Society of Louisiana is once again encouraging animal lovers to adopt a horse that’s been brought to the area to participate in Mardi Gras parades. Humane Society of Louisiana CEO Jeff Dorson says last year a Baton Rouge woman adopted a horse that had a very special connection to her family history.
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For more information go to the Facebook page is called Mardi Gras Parade Horse Adoption Program.