Police in Minden are investigating the death of a toddler inside a home. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Voters in about half of Louisiana’s parishes will head to the polls today to cast their ballots. In Lake Charles and DeRidder, there are mayoral races today. And Joel Watson with the Secretary of State’s office says New Orleans area voters also have items on their ballot..
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The Coast Guard has been brought in to help control an oil spill off Plaquemines Parish. Tens of thousands of gallons of oil have uncontrollably gushed out of an old well off the coast. Coast Guard Lieutenant Phillip VanderWeit says crews are working non-stop to get the leak under control.
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Crawfish prices are at their lowest level of the season, according to the Crawfish-App. Co-founder of the Crawfish App, Laney King, says May is usually when we see the lowest prices…
King says in the days following Easter, crawfish prices dropped 50-cents per pound and they’ve held steady entering the first weekend of May.