The cleanup continues in south Louisiana after multiple tornadoes touched down yesterday. An EF 2 tornado hit Lake Charles and did considerable roof damage and knocked down trees. Homes and businesses were also destroyed in Slidell. There’s also damage north of St. Francisville from an EF-1 twister.
The Louisiana Senate has unanimously approved legislation that would stop a plan to issue hefty speeding fines on the I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. Teiko Foxx has more…
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The Louisiana House approves a bill that would require the Ten Commandments in every school classroom that receives state funding. Supporters say the Ten Commandments are the basis of all laws. Denham Springs Representative Roger Wilder voiced his support…
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Opponents say this bill will be ruled unconstitutional because it’s an endorsement of religion.
The Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office says they’ve arrested three people in connection of the death James Ingram. Ingram left Colfax on Easter Sunday and his burned remains were found late last week in the Kisatchie National Forest. Sheriff Steve McCain says they know who set him on fire…
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Michael Taylor has also been arrested. McCain says they believe Taylor and Bledsoe injected drugs into his system that caused him to die.