The city of Natchitoches and Mayor Lee Posey is facing a lawsuit for banning the Confederate flag at last year’s Christmas Parade. The Sons of Confederate Veterans in Louisiana is asking a federal judge to declare the policy that prohibits displaying Confederate battle flags at the parade as unconstitutional. The division’s former commander, Thomas Taylor, says the flag-carry members participated in the parade for two decades without causing any problems.

No more Bayou Country Superfest at Tiger Stadium, at least not for a couple of years. LSU says they are renovating in the off season so they can’t host the festival Memorial Day weekend. Visit Baton Rouge President Paul Arrigo says this is a major loss to the tourism industry in Baton Rouge…:
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Some are speculating that this is a sign BCS will never return to Tiger Stadium.

A man who used to work at the war veterans home in Monroe has been arrested after stealing from one of his patients. Don Molino has more…
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A Thibodaux man has been arrested after stealing donation containers from multiple convenience stores in Houma. Maj. Malcom Wolfe with the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office says they were investigating a video showing the robbery taking place…:
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34-year-old Walter Richard was booked on four counts of theft.