Senator Bill Cassidy is calling for a full joint federal and state investigation into the events in Minneapolis that he described as “disturbing.” Andre Champagne reports.

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Governor Landry did an aerial tour of the damage from the ice storm of 2026 in northeast Louisiana yesterday. Monroe Representative Michael Echols was along for the helicopter ride.

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More than 78-thousand people in North Louisiana remain power this morning.

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The ice storm has Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents busy responding to calls for assistance. Captain Kenneth Balkom says LDWF agents have transported dozens of essential workers to and from their work at the Northeast Veterans Home in Monroe and the Northwest Veterans Home in Bossier City.

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A LDWF agent also rescued three missing juveniles stuck in their vehicle on the Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday.

Rockin’1000 has staging concerts in stadiums throughout Europe for ten years all featuring one-thousand musicians.  And their first US show will follow suit,  with Harry Connick Junior as its special guest artist director.  Connick says this will be the first Rockin’1000 concert to feature a brass section.

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Tickets are still available.