The U.S. Geological Survey sent a team to northwest Louisiana to install new equipment to assist in detecting earthquakes. This, in the wake of a series of tremors triggered by last week’s magnitude 4.9 in Red River Parish. Joe Gallinaro reports.
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Caddo Parish District Attorney James Stewart will seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing a Vivian police officer. A Caddo Parish grand jury indicted 58 year old Nicholas Alexander last month for first-degree murder in the death of Officer Marc Brock. The 25 year old officer was fatally shot on Nov. 14 while attempting to serve an arrest warrant at Alexander’s home.
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House Transportation has approved legislation to name a new Mississipi River bridge in Baton Rouge the “President Donald J. Trump Expressway.” Though some questioned the naming of the bridge, the legislation by Monroe Representative Michael Echols could result in securing the needed three-billion dollars in federal funding for construction. Denham Springs Republican Representative Kellee Dickerson says the alternative to foregoing federal funding for the bridge would draw the ire of drivers everywhere.
The Department of Insurance releases its benchmarks for hurricane-only premium discounts for fortified roofs. Commissioner Tim Temple says there are a total of nine tiers, and they’re based on two factors.
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The discounts are set to take effect January 1st.