Voters across our state finally get the chance to vote tomorrow, after weeks of delay due to Hurricane Ida. Dave Brannen has more…:
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A Covington man is charged with sexual contact with minors; using the social media app Snapchat to search for victims. St. Tammany Parish deputies say 18-year-old Ryheim Ross’s victims were 11, 12 and 13. He’s being held on over $400-thousand bond.
More pain at the pump, as the national average price of regular gas is now at $3.41. The statewide average is $3.16 and oil is around $800 a barrel. Louisiana AAA fuel analyst Don Redman says he expects things to remain pretty much right there for the next several weeks…:
CUT 07 (11) “…into the winter.”
OPEC has agreed to slowly increase production, but Redman says it’ll be some time before that brings any relief at the gas pump.
Bonfires on the Mississippi River levee return this Christmas. St. James Parish President Pete Dufresne says cancelling last year due to the pandemic was a hard call to make … but he says this year – weather permitting – the fires will return…:
CUT 10 (11) “…to normalcy.”
The parish will start issuing permits next week. The bonfires can be lit anytime from November 21st to Christmas Eve.