A 24-year-old mother has been charged with second-degree murder after the Alexandria Police department determined she killed her 5-year-old child. Corporal Wade Bourgeois says Jasmine Anderson brought her dead daughter, Audrey Chelette, to a local hospital and told doctors she was in a car accident and injured her neck…
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Bourgeois says after a thorough investigation it was determined Anderson caused the neck injury that killed Audrey.

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff deputies arrest three people after a two-month-old baby was found in deplorable conditions at a Lake Charles home. The child’s parents and grandmother were booked and Sheriff Tony Mancuso says the trio admitted to smoking synthetic marijuana in front of the infant…
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Retailers are gearing up for the rush of back to school shopping…
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That’s Mark Matthews with the National Retail Federation, who says families with children attending elementary or high school are expected to spend an average of 696-dollars, which tops the previous record set in 2017.

A Baton Rouge company that produces dog treats from nutria called Marsh Dog has brought its product back to local shelves after a two-year hiatus. Marsh Dog co-founder Veni Harlan says nutria meat is leaner than turkey and makes for a very healthy dog treat. She says they would like to partner with the state, since nutria are known to damage wetlands…
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Harlan says they have three different treats and wild nutria is the number one ingredient.