One economist says while most sectors of Louisiana’s economy are expected to suffer from President Trump’s tariffs, there are some exceptions. Dr. Loren Scott says one example is the Louisiana timber industry because of reduced competition from Canadian wood…

Cut 3 (09) “…the amount of competition.” 

Dr. Scott says economists generally oppose tariffs, calling them, in his words, “a really bad plan.”

Three people are killed, including a five-year-old girl, in a house fire in Shreveport yesterday morning. Shreveport Fire Chief Clarence Reese Junior says there were no working smoke detectors inside the home; and even though everyone inside was awake, it’s hard to escape a burning fire with no advanced warning…

Cut 8 (07) “…ever experienced.”

The man suspected of killing his parents inside their Amite-area home is in custody in California. Sean Richardson has the story.

Cut 2 (35) “…I’m Sean Richardson.”

The parents of a teenage girl found abandoned in a Shreveport hotel room amid squalid conditions are under arrest. Angela and Carey Herring are charged with improper supervision of a juvenile and criminal neglect of a family. Police say they left their 15-year-old daughter in the room unsupervised for two weeks.