Governor Edwards says he’s confident the Senate Select Committee on State Police Oversight and current leadership at Louisiana State Police will resolve excessive force issues going forward. Brooke Thorington has more
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The I-10 Bonnet Carre Spillway in St. Charles Parish will be closed from noon to 5 PM tomorrow as Entergy needs to reinstall overhead transmission lines following Tuesday’s fatal helicopter crash.

The body of Ouachita Parish coach and educator Scott Stone was recovered Friday morning in Union Parish after a boating accident.

It’s been over two weeks since the first Omicron case of COVID-19 was detected in Louisiana and since then the state health department has identified over 100 cases in the Bayou State. Ochsner Health Infectious disease specialist Dr. Katherine Baumgarten says the seriousness of the variant remains in question at this point.
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The state health department reported 31 additional Omicron variant cases yesterday and none of the new cases required hospitalization.

After only having three-thousand fans at the New Orleans Bowl last year, bowl officials are hoping for over 30-thousand fans to attend tonight’s game between U-L Lafayette and Marshall. Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation President Jay Cicero says there are a lot of Ragin Cajun fans in the Big Easy this weekend…
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Tonight’s game kicks off at 8:15.