Many are mourning the deaths of Baton Rouge plastic surgeon Doctor Lucius “Tre” Doucet and two of his three children. They were killed when when their single engine airplane broke apart enroute to Louisville on Wednesday afternoon. NTSB Aviation Investigator Aaron McCarter says an investigation into the cause of the crash is underway
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McCarter says weather could have been a factor as storms were brewing at the time.

Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain is wrapping up a week long trip to Cuba. Strain says Louisiana farmers could help the island nation as there is a food shortage. Strain says Louisiana already sends rice and poultry to Cuba, but they need more and it could lead to more opportunities for Louisiana…
cut 5 (07) “….very little equipment”

Safe Boating Week gets underway tomorrow. Mel Bridges has more.
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The NCAA Softball tournament gets underway today with action in Baton Rouge and Lafayette. The LSU Tigers host Jackson State at 1:30 and the Cajuns Coach Gerry Glasco’s team takes on Princeton at noon. Glasco has a scouting report on the Ivy League school…
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