A fifth body has been recovered at the site of where a lift boat capsized off the coast of Port Fourchon. Authorities say the body was found on the second floor of the vessel. Eight crew members are still unaccounted for.

The state’s unemployment rate is now the lowest it’s been since the start of the pandemic, but new job growth remains a bit sluggish…
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We are waiting on more information from Shreveport Police about what they describe as a gunfight in the parking lot of a pediatric clinic last night that resulted in at least five people suffering from gunshot wounds.

Today begins the second week of the legislative session and there’s a bill awaiting debate in House Transportation that would require first-time DWI offenders to install an interlock device system in their vehicle for at least 180 days. Covington Representative Mark Wright says his legislation could reduce repeated drunk driving offenses by up to 70-percent…
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State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon warns folks not to fall for social media fake news about COVID-19 vaccines and life insurance. There are rumors floating around that people who get vaccinated lose life insurance coverage. Donelon says that could not be farther from the truth…
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And Donelon says rumors suggesting that life insurance policies do not cover a death due to COVID-19 are also untrue.