Much colder weather is arriving in time for Christmas. Jeff Palermo has more…
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The names of two people killed in a house fire in Bastop have been released. The victims are56-year-old Margene Williams and her grandson, 8-year-old Samarion Galvin. The fire started in the living room, but there were no working smoke detectors in the home at the time. Two others inside the home escaped, were treated at a hospital and released.
There’s an extra special bonfire to be lit this Christmas Eve along the Mississippi River levee in St. John the Baptist Parish that’s getting national attention. A massive alligator snapping turtle that actually moves was created by Josh Weidert of Garyville. He’s been building bonfires since he was 11-years-old and says the tradition has been a long standing one in his family. It fascinated him as a kid to watch the the smoke and fog fill the river and watch out for Papa Noel…:
Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says his department is responsible for making sure all animals brought into the state don’t pose any health threats to other animals in Louisiana. Strain says he has the privilege of permitting a very special herd of animals in the state this holiday season…