Three Louisiana based artists took home Grammy’s last night. Lafayette native Lauren Daigle won in two categories, best contemporary Christian music album and best contemporary Christian music performance for “Look up Child” and “You Say” respectively. New Orleans native PJ Morton tied with Leon Bridges for best traditional R-and-B performance for his song “How Deep is Your Love.” Pointe Coupee Parish native Buddy Guy won for best traditional blues album.

State Representative Sam Jenkins, a democrat from Shreveport, has filed a bill for the upcoming session that creates the crime of aggressive driving. Jenkins says the penalty for careless operation is minimal, while vehicular injury or homicide carries heavy penalties, but he wants something in the middle…
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Under the proposal, offenders would have to participate in a driver improvement program.

Sudent loan borrowers in Louisiana’s two biggest cities have some of the highest rates of late payments in the nation…
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The St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s office knows who committed a recent burglary at home in St. Martinville, because the suspect left his own vehicle in the victim’s driveway…
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That’s Major Ginny Higgins who says 21-year-old Brayton Galentine of Lafayette is wanted for breaking into a victim’s home and stealing their Ford Fusion.