Two things you normally don’t hear in the same sentence – wind chill factor, and Louisiana. Temperatures tomorrow morning will be in the teens in north Louisiana and in the low to mid 20s in south Louisiana – and wind chill factors will make those temperatures feel like single digits and teens, respectively. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says that will put a damper on this weekend’s Mardi Gras parades.
Two middle school students who had just gotten off a school bus are among eight people injured in a crash in Lafourche Parish yesterday afternoon. State Trooper Henry Perez says the driver of a Chevy Impala was going in the wrong lane in a no-passing zone and tried to slow down but lost control.
The latest report on jobs in Louisiana saw the state reach new records for both total nonfarm employment and total private employment. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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The search continues for six inmates who broke out of jail in East Carroll Parish. The sheriff’s office there says the six escaped from the River Bend Detention Center in Lake Providence last night. Several surrounding agencies have joined the East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office in the search for the six escapees.