The Caddo Parish Commission votes today on removing a statue of a Confederate soldier that stands in front of the parish courthouse. LSU Shreveport Political Science Professor Jeffery Sadow says a vote taken last month indicates the commission is leaning towards removing the monument…
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A vote to remove the statue could lead to legal action, because it’s unclear who owns the monument property.

A Pineville man has been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of 42-year-old Latish White. Her body was discovered near the Pineville Expressway early Wednesday morning. Deputy Police Chief Darrell Basco says 29-year-old Matthew Sonnier was apprehended around midnight in Alexandria…
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Basco says they believe Sonnier stabbed White in his vehicle and then dumped the body on the roadway.

NOAA’s long-range outlook calls for a warmer and drier winter for Louisiana. State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s been warm and dry for much of October, so it looks like that trend will continue…
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Another cold front is approaching Louisiana and there’s a good chance for rain this weekend and high temperatures will fall into the 70s on Monday.

Dr. Craig Greene will be sworn in next week as the Public Service Commissioner who will represent the Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Houma areas. Greene, who has never held political office before, explained why he ran for the position.
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Greene says the biggest challenge facing the P-S-C is getting energy at the cheapest rate possible.