Six students from Neville High School in Monroe were involved in a tragic accident where their deer camp caught on fire Friday morning. A 15-year-old is dead. The incident happened in Jefferson County, Mississippi and Sheriff James Bailey says the five other teenagers were sent to Mississippi hospitals with burns and cuts from trying to escape.
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The cause of the fire has not been determined.
A new governor and Louisiana Legislature will be sworn in on Monday. Republicans will be in control of both the executive and legislative branches. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin on what that means for the first regular session that begins in March…
2023 was not the best year for real estate with rising interest rates after an unprecedented hot market during the height of the pandemic. But Louisiana Realtors CEO Norman Morris believes things will improve with mortgage rates expected to settle in between five and six percent.
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Morris says the average interest rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage right now is 6.75%.
If you are a king cake connoisseur, get ready to find the baby. The season officially kicks off Saturday and Co-Owner Haydel’s Bakery in New Orleans David Haydel says they’ve been busy with sales and shipping out orders nationwide.
They’ve been shipping orders as far away as the Vatican also.