The investigation continues into a fatal boat wreck on the Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish that claimed the life of a Folsum man and left his girlfriend -31 year old Jonie Morgan-missing. L-D-W-F spokesperson Adam Einck says a 16-year-old came onto the scene and tried to drag two of the three children and the mother to safety…
CUT 4 (08) “she went under”
The three children survived because they were wearing life jackets. The man who was killed is identified as 41-year-old Terry O’ Keefe Junior.

Amite Representative John Bel Edwards has received the official endorsement from the Louisiana Democratic Party, which many observers say is good news for him…
CUT 7 (08) Q: “the run-off”
That’s Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat, who says that endorsement is a sign New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu does not want to run.
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The National Wildlife Federation has released a report with evidence that sea turtles, dolphins, fish and birds are still suffering from the BP oill spill of nearly five years ago. Lead author of the study Ryan Fikes says the oil exposure caused many abnormalities in fish and dolphins, and the mortality rates were four times those of 2014…
CUT 13 (06) Q: ‘Deep Water Horizon”

An overnight mobile home fire in Caddo Parish has claimed the life of a husband and wife. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says fire investigators did find the remains of somke alarms in the trailer…
CUT 11 (11) Q: ‘know right now’
Fifty-three-year-old Richard Fowler and his wife, 54-year-old Wanda Fowler were pronounced dead at the scene. Browning says the investigation is in its initial stages.