The New Orleans Police Department says they’re trying to figure out what lead up to a shooting at a hotel on Canal Street Sunday that left one man dead and another injured. Officer Frank Robertson III says officers responded to reports of gunfire at the Westin around 6:30 am…:

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The room was occupied by four men reportedly from the Lafayette area. Apparently the 20-year-old deceased individual shot his 24-year-old friend in the chest before turning the gun on himself.

The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating two home invasions that occurred over the weekend in Houma. The first happened early Sunday morning at an apartment complex on Monarch Drive. The second occurred Sunday evening on Star Court. Both incidents involved two masked men forcing entry into the homes, holding the victims at gunpoint, and stealing items from the homes. It is unknown if the incidents are related.

A crop duster crash in Iberia Parish has claimed the life 60-year-old Kenneth Squires of Jeanerette. Lieutenant Jeremy Kelly, with the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office, says a Bell 47 helicopter crashed near a cane field north of US 90 Sunday morning. Kelly says Squires was an experienced pilot…

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The FAA is investigating the crash.

According to the finance firm Bankrate.com, Louisiana is the second-most expensive state for motorists. Spokesman Chris Kahn compiled the research for the study and found that drivers in Louisiana pay about $2,555 a year just on things dealing with their car…:

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Kahn says they found that Louisiana motorists pay an average of $1277 a year on insurance which is the highest in the nation.