Two people are arrested in connection with an October house fire in Shreveport that killed two girls. One of them is the girls’ grandmother, 50-year-old Rita Montgomery. The other suspect is 45-year-old Alonza Cooksey. Shreveport Fire Chief Clarence Reese Jr. says these arrests are the result of a long, careful and evidence-driven investigation.
Blake Miguez ends his campaign for U.S. Senate and is now instead running for the now-open fifth district U.S. House seat. It comes after President Trump endorsed Julia Letlow, prompting her to enter the Senate race. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it underscores how weird of an election cycle this has been.
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By the end of the week, 17 ponds across the state will be stocked with Rainbow Trout. Jeff Palermo has the story….
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One person is hurt after a natural gas pipeline explodes in Cameron Parish. It happened near Johnson Bayou and Holly Beach this morning. The person injured is an operator at the Delfin LNG pipeline; the Cameron Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness says his injuries are minor. No word on the cause of the explosion.