The execution of Jessie Hoffman is off again. This afternoon, 19th Judicial District Court Judge Chip Moore issued a temporary restraining order halting Hoffman’s execution pending a hearing tomorrow morning. At issue is whether using nitrogen hypoxia violates Hoffman’s rights to religious freedom.

The National Weather Service in Slidell confirmed two tornadoes touched down in Tangipahoa this past weekend damaging over 20 homes in the area.  Sean Richardson has more.

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Sixteenth Judicial District Attorney Bo Duhe has passed away. The New Iberia native died peacefully on Saturday at the age of 62. Iberia Parish Sheriff Tommy Romero says Duhe worked tirelessly to bring justice to victims and their families…

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Duhe attended law school at Tulane and in 1993 he began working in the 16th Judicial District Attorney’s office. He became the D-A in 2015.

A massive fire over the weekend at the Port of Caddo/Bossier. About 95-hundred tons of baled paper spread across two and a half acres at Pratt Industries caught fire late Saturday afternoon. Shreveport Fire Chief Clarence Reese says this was a very difficult fire for firefighters to battle, not just because of the high winds.

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The on again off again execution of death row inmate Jessie Hoffman is off again. 19th Judicial District Court Judge Richard “Chip” Moore signed a temporary restraining order blocking the execution by nitrogen hypoxia pending a hearing Tuesday morning. Hoffman’s attorneys will argue nitrogen hypoxia, violates Hoffman’s right to practice his religion saying the method would interfere with the practice of “meditative breathing” as he is put to death. Hoffman was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 1998 for the 1996 murder of Mary “Molly” Elliot in St. Tammany Parish.

More than 100 firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze at a paper facility at the Port of Caddo/Bossier Saturday afternoon. The high winds were making the battle very difficult, but crews were able to prevent it from spreading to any buildings. Shreveport Fire Chief Clarence Reese says the entire inventory at Pratt Industries is a total loss.

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Sixteenth Judicial District Attorney Bo Duhe has passed away. The New Iberia native died peacefully on Saturday at the age of 62. For the last ten years, he had been the top prosecutor for Iberia, St. Mary and St. Martin parishes. Iberia Parish Sheriff Tommy Romero says Duhe’s legacy of justice and service will never be forgotten and he’ll be greatly missed…

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The Saints sent a 2026 seventh round draft pick to New England to acquire Former Plaquemine High School and LSU star Davon Godchaux. He was a four-star prospect coming out of Plaquemine High School then a starter at LSU from 2014 to 2016. Godchaux says it was a full circle moment when he learned of the trade to the Saints…

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Sixteenth Judicial District Attorney Bo Duhe has passed away. The New Iberia native died peacefully on Saturday at the age of 62. He’s been the top prosecutor for Iberia, St. Mary and St. Martin Parishes since 2015. Iberia Parish Sheriff Tommy Romero says he had an outstanding working relationship with Duhe…

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Visitation begins tomorrow night at Pellerin Funeral Home in New Iberia. His funeral is Wednesday morning at 11 AM at St. Peter’s Catholic Church.

More than 100 firefighters were called to the Port of Caddo/Bossier to put out a huge paper fire. About 95-hundred tons of baled paper spread across two and a half acres at Pratt Industries caught fire late Saturday afternoon, and the high winds made the battle difficult. Shreveport Fire Chief Clarence Reese says job number one for fire crews was preventing the fire from spreading to buildings, and they succeeded.

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Chief Reese says Pratt’s entire inventory is a total loss.

It will be a late night in the PMAC on Saturday night as the LSU Lady Tigers hosts San Diego State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Former Plaquemine High School and LSU star Davon Godchaux met with the media today for the first time since the trade that sent the defensive tackle to the New Orleans Saints from the New England Patriots. Godchaux says he’s glad to be back in his home state…

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About 95-hundred tons of baled paper at Pratt Industries at the Port of Caddo/Bossier caught fire late Saturday afternoon, and the high winds made the fire difficult to battle requiring more than 100 firefighters.

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Shreveport Fire Chief Clarence Reese says job number one for fire crews was preventing the fire from spreading to buildings. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Sixteenth Judicial District Attorney Bo Duhe has passed away Saturday surrounded by his family. Duhe became the D-A in 2015. Iberia Parish Sheriff Tommy Romero says Duhe worked tirelessly to bring justice to victims and their families…

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The National Weather Service in Slidell confirmed two tornadoes touched down in Tangipahoa this past weekend damaging over 20 homes in the area.  Sean Richardson has more.

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Former Plaquemine High School and LSU star Davon Godchaux enters his ninth season in the NFL as a New Orleans Saint after being traded from the New England Patriots.

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The tornadoes that tore through Tangipahoa Parish Saturday are rated EF-2 and EF-3. That’s out of five on the Fujita scale. The tornadoes cut through nearly identical paths; and so far there are reports of more than 20 homes being damaged. National Weather Service Senior Forecaster Rob Frye says it’s not uncommon for storms like this to follow similar paths, and that leads to more destruction when that’s the case.

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Sixteenth Judicial District Attorney Bo Duhe has passed away. The New Iberia native died peacefully on Saturday at the age of 62. For the last ten years, he had been the top prosecutor for Iberia, St. Mary and St. Martin parishes. Iberia Parish Sheriff Tommy Romero says Duhe’s legacy of justice and service will never be forgotten and he’ll be greatly missed…

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It will be a late night in the PMAC on Saturday night as the LSU Lady Tigers host San Diego State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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More than 100 firefighters were called to the Port of Caddo/Bossier to put out a huge paper fire. About 95-hundred tons of baled paper spread across two and a half acres at Pratt Industries caught fire late Saturday afternoon, and the high winds were making the battle very difficult. One firefighter suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The tornado that tore through Tangipahoa Parish Saturday was a doozy. The National Weather Service has rated it an EF-3 out of five on the Fujita scale. Senior Forecaster Rob Frye says due to how close it was to an EF-2 that followed almost the same track, it’s difficult to determine each storm’s effects.

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More than 100 firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze at a paper facility at the Port of Caddo/Bossier Saturday afternoon. The high winds were making the battle very difficult, but crews were able to prevent it from spreading to any buildings. Shreveport Fire Chief Clarence Reese says the entire inventory at Pratt Industries is a total loss.

Cut 7 (11) “…damage to it.”

Sixteenth Judicial District Attorney Bo Duhe has passed away. The New Iberia native died peacefully on Saturday at the age of 62. He’d been the top prosecutor for Iberia, St. Mary and St. Martin parishes since 2015. Iberia Parish Sheriff Tommy Romero says he had an outstanding working relationship with Duhe…

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March Madness is here. In the men’s tournament, The Midwest regional’s 12th seed, McNeese, takes on Clemson Thursday afternoon in Providence, Rhode Island. In the women’s tournament, LSU is a three seed and hosts San Diego State Saturday night.

It’s now up to the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether Jessie Hoffman will be executed tomorrow night by nitrogen hypoxia. This, after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the scheduled execution and the State Supreme Court declined to intervene. Loyola University New Orleans College of Law professor Dane Ciolino says there’s also a chance that the case might not actually be over in the Fifth Circuit.

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A National Weather Service survey team confirmed that two tornadoes touched down east of Kentwood in Tangipahoa Parish on Saturday and later moved into Pike and Walthall Counties in Mississippi. NWS Senior Forecaster Rob Frye says they were around a mile from each other.

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More than 100 firefighters were called to the Port of Caddo/Bossier to put out a huge paper fire. About 95-hundred tons of baled paper spread across two and a half acres at Pratt Industries caught fire late Saturday afternoon, and the high winds were making the battle very difficult. Shreveport Fire Chief Clarence Reese says job number one for fire crews was preventing the fire from spreading to buildings, and they succeeded.

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Reese says Pratt’s entire inventory is a total loss.

For the fourth time, Kim Mulkey has led the LSU women’s basketball team to the NCAA Tournament – and for the fourth time, they’re a three seed. They will take on San Diego State Saturday night at the P-MAC. When asked about San Diego State, Head Coach Kim Mulkey was admittedly dumbfounded.

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