An 18-year-old and 26-year-old man have been arrested in a shooting that wounded two young girls in Natchitoches. Tyrease Evans and Demario Davis are facing charges of attempted first degree murder. Natchitoches Police spokesperson Kelly Parks says multiple subjects were shooting at each other in the area of Reba Street on Sunday afternoon…
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The two children have been released and are expected to fully recover.

State Representative Julie Stokes of Kenner says she’s doing well as she continues undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. Stokes says she was nervous to try new types of drugs to treat her cancer….
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Stokes learned of her breast cancer diagnoses in the summer and had to drop out of the state treasurer’s race.

George Strait will headline Bayou Country Superfest in 2018…:
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The National Retail Federation anticipates Halloween spending will reach a record nine-point one billion dollars. Spokesperson Ana Serafin Smith says the most popular costumes are super heroes for boys and princesses for girls, followed by animals. She says parents have similiar tastes…
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Offers-dot-com says 27-percent of Louisianaians plan to dress up their pets for Halloween.