The Coast Guard has ended its search in the Gulf of Mexico for the eight crew members of the Seacore Power lift boat who are now presumed dead. The National Transportation Safety Board is launching an investigation into the tragedy that claimed 13 lives. NTSB marine accident investigator Andrew Ehlers says they will focus on the weather conditions…
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And Ehlers says they are also asking for anyone who was in the area at the time of the accident to contact the N-T-S-B.

Governor John Bel Edwards says he does not support legislation that would ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports at public schools…
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New Orleans hosts the men’s final four next year and the NCAA has said they will only hold championship events in states that are free of discrimination..

Legislation that would allow voters in St. Tammany Parish to decide if they want a riverboat casino in Slidell is headed to the Senate floor. Matt Doyle has more.
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The Louisiana Department of Corrections has placed four Angola guards on administrative leave after they were charged with malfeasance for allegedly using excessive force on an inmate and then trying to cover it up. The D-O-C says the inmate received minor injuries and two of the people charged are from Louisiana, 44-year-old Karla Williams of Baton Rouge and 58-year-old Roy Favre of Port Allen.