It’s a new year and Louisiana’s new Legislature will get to work soon on redrawing the state’s Congressional map. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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36-year-old HARRY L RICHARD JR was fatally shot on New Year’s Eve around 11:05 pm in Rayne. Authorities say Richard was found with several gunshot wounds to his upper body in the 1000 block of Lyman Avenue. He was taken to a local hospital in Crowley where he later died.
Louisiana Red Cross Regional Volunteer Services Officer Rebecca Merritt says more volunteers are needed this year in Louisiana. In the last year, she says volunteers responded to more than 16 hundred local disasters.
Merritt says more than 900 people voluntarily give time to help the Louisiana Red CrossShe says there are lots of different disaster-related volunteer roles.
People are already focusing on New Year resolutions and LSU Health New Orleans Chair of Psychiatry Dr. Rahn Bailey suggests making resolutions you can control and having a support group.