Law enforcement is on alert ahead of this weekend’s planned pro-Trump demonstrations at State Capitols across the country. Tulane Emergency and Security Studies Professor Becky Rouse says due to the potentially armed and tense nature of these demonstrations, she does not recommend counter-protests…
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Louisiana law enforcement released a joint statement yesterday that said there is not a specific and substantial threat to life or property at this time.

President-elect Joe Biden has released a one-point-nine trillion-dollar COVID relief plan that calls for 15-billion dollars in small business grants. Owner of Lafayette-based I-T company, Techneaux, says he hopes Congress also considers liability protection from COVID-infected related lawsuits and the rising cost of healthcare coverage…
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A Lafayette man has been charged for allegedly participating in last week’s riot at the U-S Capitol. 50-year-old Vaughn Gordon made his first court appearance yesterday as federal prosecutors have charged him with one count of knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building without lawful authority and one count of demonstrating in the Capitol buildings.

Restoration operations are underway to restore Rabbit Island, the only Brown Pelican colony in Southwest Louisiana. Brooke Thorington explains.
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