As daily COVID case numbers continue to break records, the governor continues to encourage residents to wear masks indoors. Brooke Thorington has more…:

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Calcasieu Parish has recorded its first homicide of the New Year. Police in Iowa say a woman and her daughter were both shot by Sheron Lewis. The mother was killed. The daughter is in the hospital in serious condition. Their names are withheld for now. Lewis is charged with murder and attempted murder.

The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reports they found no evidence of chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer samples taken in Morehouse and Union parishes. A baiting ban was issued in those parishes after cases were found in Arkansas. LDWF Biologist Scott Durham says the ban is now lifted…:

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Durham thanks hunters who gave up their deer for testing for helping is getting the ban lifted.

Commercials are all over Louisiana TV and radio about online sports betting “Coming Soon”, but HOW soon? State Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Johns says – first – he’d like to dispel a few rumors…:

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Johns says once regulators are satisfied the apps will be bug and problem-free, he’ll approve their use … but he declines to set a date for that.