Two plane crashes occurred in Louisiana today, killing four people. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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Over the weekend, four people were killed in a pair of house fires in Louisiana. Ken Pastorick with the State Fire Marshal’s Office says one happened Saturday morning in Hessmer, in Avoyelles Parish.
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The other fire happened late Sunday night in Houma, in which a 70-year-old man was killed, while his brother suffered serious injuries.
Children’s advocates in Louisiana are sounding the alarm amid the ongoing federal government shutdown. Susan East Nelson, the executive director of the Louisiana Partnership for Children and Families, says if the shutdown goes on much longer – and there’s no end in sight – some 800-thousand SNAP recipients might not get their benefits come November 1st.
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With LSU’s title hopes all but gone, Head Coach Brian Kelly finds himself on the hot seat. If LSU fires him, not only will it have to spend 53-million dollars to buy out the six years left on his contract, but it’ll also have to pay tens of millions more for a new coaching staff. Tiger Rag Magazine Editor Glenn Guilbeau says it’s a lot of money, which is why the school is hoping Kelly can still produce a respectable season.