There are more than 50 boil water advisories posted throughout the state. Michelle Southern finds how why this happens…:
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Crews are seeing progress in reopening interstates. I-10 eastbound only from Highland Road in East Baton Rouge Parish, through New Orleans, all the way to the Mississippi State Line is open. I-20 and most of I -49 except through a portion of Caddo Parish are open.
An off-duty Alexandria police officer was killed in an accident in Grant Parish Wednesday. 53-year-old Sgt. Travis Lowe of Deville was southbound on Highway 167, when he lost control of his pickup truck and collided with a large tree. Master State Police Trooper Scott Moreau says they are puzzled as to why a police officer, who is concerned about safe driving, wouldn’t have his seat belt on when he was behind the wheel…
Crowley Police says neighbors found a man frozen to death outside his home Wednesday morning. After paramedics arrived, the body of the 56-year-old man was sent for an autopsy. Police Chief Jimmy Broussard says the death remains suspicious until the report is completed by the coroner…
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The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of the victim’s family.