Lawmen in St. Landry Parish seek the person who hit and killed a bicyclist, then drove away. State Police Troop I spokesman Thomas Gossen says it appears to have happened Friday evening along state Highway 93, near Sunset…:

CUT 09(11)      “…in the ditch.”

Gossen says 59-year-old Randy Thibodeaux was last seen Friday by family members. Authorities were notified, after he was located alongside the highway Sunday by a family member who’d been searching for him. LSP seeks a 2013-to-2015 Honda Accord 2-ddoor; metallic colored or gray, with damage to the right side and the right door mirror missing. Call Troop I with tips.

About 12-thousand customers in Caddo and Bossier parishes were, or are, without power at this hour, and SWEPCO has not yet identified the reason why. The utility says, power should be coming back on very soon, if it has not already. Again, the reason for the outage is not immediately apparent.

Mandina’s Restaurant in New Orleans re-opened today as New Orleans Police Officers continue to search for gunmen involved in the murder of one of their employees Friday night. Twenty-three-year-old Hilbert Walker III was killed outside the popular eatery located on Canal Street. NOPD Superintendent Michelle Woodfork says it’s important to know this wasn’t a random event…:

CUT 04(10)      “…the festival.”

A female tourist from Chicago was inside the restaurant when she was hit by a stray bullet.

New Orleans is one of three Louisiana cities list among the nation’s Ten Most Dangerous by financial website MoneyGeek.com. The Crescent City is 8, followed by Shreveport at 9 and Baton Rouge at 10. LSU Health New Orleans Criminologist Dr. Peter Scharf says addressing poverty is addressing violent crime…:

CUT 07(11)      “…level of crime.”

St. Louis topped the list of the most dangerous cities, followed by Mobile, Birmingham, Baltimore, then Memphis, Detroit, and Cleveland.