Louisiana has its first American Idol winner…
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A bill to raise the legal age to smoke to 21-years-old received the approval of a House Committee today, but it has several exemptions. Military personnel and law enforcement would be exempted and current 18-year-olds would be granfathered in. Alexandria Representative Lance Harris…
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Louisiana was slammed with another round of twisters yesterday that’s knocked out power to hundreds in Acadiana, damaged nearly 100 homes and businesses, and left three people with minor injuries. National Weather Service Lake Charles Meteorologist Andy Patrick says they identified six tornadoes that touched down during the severe weather event, all of them with winds around 100 miles per hour.
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One of the E-F one twisters went right through downtown Ville Platte on Sunday morning. Mayor Jennifer Vidrine says it’s a miracle no one was killed, but she’s heard about some close calls…
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Vidrine says they’ve been told by Cleco that power should be returned by the end of the day.

Northwest Louisiana is under a slight risk for severe weather tomorrow.