Two young girls died from their injuries in a house fire that authorities are investigating as arson. Firefighters pulled nine-year-old Aaliyah Robinson and five-year-old Danielle Spearman from the burning home and after being hospitalized in critical condition, family members made the difficult decision to take them off life support. Shreveport Fire Chief Clarence Reese says investigators are still looking for specific details.
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Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to five-thousand dollars for information leading to an arrest.
A 17-year-old from Monroe was killed by lightning while he was hunting alone in Union Parish over the weekend. Investigators say Colton Honeycutt was inside an elevated deer stand in a remote wooded area Saturday when a storm came through, and a bolt of lightning hit him. Sheriff Dusty Gates says the sheriff’s department was notified about what happened when he was found by family members who went out to look for him.
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He says the remote area was difficult to reach.
LSU is on the verge of not making the College Football Playoff, and the fan base is not happy. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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St. Tammany Parish unveiled the opening of EquipmentShare’s 13th Louisiana Location in Lacombe, which is one of the nation’s fastest-growing construction-technology and equipment-rental companies. Russell Richardson, the president of the St. Tammany Economic Development Corporation, says this launch brings excitement for the future of the parish.