It’s an early start to the revelry in New Orleans on this Fat Tuesday because of anticipated severe weather this afternoon. The Krewe of Zulu started rolling before seven o’ clock this morning and Rex is scheduled to roll at 9:30. There are no marching krewes, bands or truck floats, and both routes are shortened. In Jefferson Parish, parades are canceled today, but NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says it was important to have parades in New Orleans.
President Donald Trump delivers a primetime address to a joint session of Congress tonight. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says in Trump’s first 44 days in office the President made many changes and is pushing for more and this is his chance to explain why this is the path America should take…
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If you are looking to attend a traditional Mardi Gras celebration today. Eunice is the place to go. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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State Police have arrested a Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s deputy on allegations of cruelty to a juvenile. Twenty-eight-year-old Matthew Frost of Lafayette was booked yesterday. Authorities say Frost committed cruel actions against a single victim on two separate occasions last June.