Shreveport Police have released details on Saturday’s fatal shooting of a 16-year-old from Texas during the Krewe of Gemini Parade. Officers say the victim and his friends were chasing each around the vehicle they arrived in with plastic swords when another 16-year-old obtained a handgun and shot the victim. The juvenile suspect was detained at the scene and the investigation is ongoing.

Everywhere else in the country today it’s just Tuesday, but here in Louisiana its Fat Tuesday, a tradition like no other. There are parades all across south Louisiana today. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says his great aunt, 106 years ago, Aminthe (ah-men-eth) Nungesser led the imitative for women to have the right to march in Mardi Gras…
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At the time the Krewe of Iris was the only women’s Mardi Gras parade but she inspired others and the rest is history.

In rural Acadiana they still celebrate Mardi Gras the traditional way. Teiko Foxx has more on the celebration in Eunice…
cut 2 (30)) “…I’m Teiko Foxx”

It will be a perfect day for Mardi Gras celebrations. State Climatologist Barry Keim…
cut 13 (11) “….or low 80s”
Temperatures will remain warm over the next several days.