The transfer has begun of violent juvenile offenders, from the troubled Bridge City Center for Youth in Jefferson Parish to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. A bus carrying ten youth inmates made the trip to the prison early Tuesday morning. Marrero Senator Patrick Connick says it took a legal battle to put the plan in motion, but it is now happening…:
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Officials say the young inmates will be segregated from the adult population at Angola.

Kroger has announced a plan to buy Albertsons, which has 16 locations in Louisiana, mostly in the Lafayette and Baton Rouge areas. Retail analyst Wade Ragas says the deal is expected to close in 2024….
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Shreveport Police is investigating a murder-suicide where a man and a child are dead and another child under the age of three reportedly has a life-threatening injury. The shootings occurred at Bill Cockrell Park. The deceased man was involved in a domestic dispute with a woman moments before.

Temperatures are close to freezing this morning across north and central Louisiana. The cold weather can impact the pressure in your tires. Brooke Thorington has more.
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