South Louisiana and the Mississippi River Delta parishes are under a flash flood watch through Saturday afternoon as a Tropical Depression in the Gulf moves towards the Louisiana coast and collides with a cold front. National Weather Service Forecaster Phil Grigsby says we could see coastal flooding by Grand Isle and lower Terrebonne parishes and rainfall totals between two and four inches. He says the interacting weather systems will not hang around…
Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s project E Pluribus Unum surveyed 800 people across the South for their views on race, with the report finding substantial disparities in how different groups view key issues. 90 percent of blacks surveyed believe they have fewer economic opportunities than whites, while only 44 of whites agree.
64 percent of Latinx respondents felt they have fewer economic opportunities than whites.
The man behind the wheel of a Dodge pickup truck that caused an August crash killing two people in a St. Landry Parish is now charged with two counts of negligent homicide. Trooper Thomas Gossen says wrecks that claim the life of a young child are compounded in tragedy.
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35-year-old Lacy Leger of Sunset and her two-year-old daughter were traveling along the I-49 service road when the accident happened, killing both of them.
A Pineville man has been arrested and charged with 250 counts of online impersonation after allegedly posing as a woman on social media sites to solicit sexually explicit photos from women. State Police Master Trooper Scott Moreau says it’s a highly unusual case, and he knows people have a lot of questions about this, but they have to remain tight-lipped.