A massive manhunt is underway across northern Louisiana after three people were found murdered in a Shreveport home early this morning. The suspected killer is 36-year-old Barry Rigsby. Shreveport PD spokesperson Sgt. Angie Wilhite says it started with a woman checking up on her son found the three victims; one of them just 12 years old…:
CUT 09 (12) “…shot to death.”
Rigsby is apparently headed east. His car was found a few hours ago in Franklin Parish; some 150 miles from the murder scene.
Need health insurance? Open Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act is underway now through December 15th. The coverage is aimed at those who cannot get health care insurance through conventional means, or who cannot afford it. Chris O’Brien is with United Healthcare of Louisiana…:
CUT 05 (10) “…Medicare or Medicaid.”
A cotton farmer in northeast Louisiana describes this year’s cotton harvest as better than average. Edward Greer grows 22-hundred acres of cotton in Richland and Ouachita Parishes and expects to see more cotton planted in the state next year because of the higher than normal price for cotton…:
CUT 12(04) “…cotton prices.”
However, Greer says, agriculture – like most other industries – is having supply issues which are causing problems.
A new report finds that Monroe is the fourth most dangerous college city in America. That report is from online safety resource, SafeWise and cites findings based on FBI statistics from 2020. SafeWise is quick to add that crimes aren’t necessarily happening on the UL-Monroe campus, but rather within the city in general.
Louisiana’s shortage of doctors and nurses isn’t getting any better. The shortage began before the COVID pandemic, but has since been aggravated by some medical facilities demanding workers be vaccinated or face termination. A fair number have simply resigned.