Shreveport could be without water for some time as the winter storm appears to have caused significant damage to the city’s infrastructure. The national guard has had to deploy a number of large water tankers to city hospitals and Willis-Knighton Chief Administrative Officer Brian Crawford says that’s helping them meet basic needs…

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Lake Charles is also facing serious water pressure issues and Mayor Hunter has formally requested assistance.
Gas prices have increased nearly three cents overnight and 15 cents on the month, now sitting at a statewide average of 2.28 a gallon for regular. Triple-A Fuel Analyst Don Redman says the winter weather has created the type of spike we would typically see during hurricane season.
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Beginning Monday schoolteachers and staff will be eligible to get vaccinated for COVID. Brooke Thorington has more.
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State Police are investing a fatal police shooting in Mount Hermon. The shooting left 28-year-old Dustin Crain dead and occurred just after 10PM last night. Police allege they were responding to a domestic violence incident and when they arrived Crain had armed himself with two large knives and during a confrontation was shot and pronounced dead on the scene.