A judge has sentenced Christopher McCoy of Bunkie to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide. Authorities say McCoy was drunk when he drove off the road and struck a tree killing his passenger Lauren Vaughn. Sean Richardson has more..
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Entergy Louisiana says power should be restored by late tonight for the Lake Charles and Lafayette areas. But the Baton Rouge area it may take until tomorrow night to restore service. More severe weather is possible Friday.

Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter says the Hertz Tower, formerly known as the Capital One Tower, will be demolished this summer. The building has been vacant since Hurricane Laura blew out many of the sky scraper’s windows. Hunter says the demolition will pave the way for better use of the space…
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Hunter says insurance money will pay for the building’s demolition which is expected to take place in August or September.

Crawfish farmers got some good news last week. The USDA is changing its rules so crawfish producers can take advantage of federal disaster grants. LSU Ag Center economist Kurt Guidry says those dollars can be used to help reseed their ponds for next year.
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Guidry says despite the efforts to reseed, production is expected to be down again next year.