Senator Bill Cassidy said he’s not sure if Congress can come to an agreement on another federal coronavirus aid package after he and nine other GOP Senators met with President Biden. The White House proposes a one-point-nine trillion-dollar COVID relief package, while Republicans favor a 618-billion dollar plan…
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Shreveport Police has arrested a 27-year-old man who went inside Ochsner LSU Health and wounded two individuals with a large knife. Sergeant Glen Heckard says one of the victims was the mother of the suspect, Zaokoye Chatman,…
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Heckard says Chatman fled the hospital after the attack, but later surrendered to authorities. New Orleans Police is reportedly investigating whether Chatman is their suspect in a fatal machete attack at a New Orleans gas station on Sunday.

There are signs the state’s economy is recovering quicker than anticipated from the pandemic. Brooke Thorington talks with an LSU economist.
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State Police has announced the arrest of three individuals on charges of human trafficking after law enforcement during a traffic stop in Bunkie found a 15-year-old juvenile being sexually exploited. Senior Trooper Casey Wallace says the officers who conducted the stop should be commended for realizing that this was a case of human trafficking…
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