Governor John Bel Edwards reiterates there was no cover-up of the death of Ronald Greene to aid his re-election campaign. Brooke Thorington has more…:
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The Coast Guard is searching for a woman who reportedly went overboard a Carnival cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico, about 150 miles offshore SouthWest Pass, Louisiana. The USCG has not said how the 32-year-old woman ended up in the water, but reports from passengers on social media say there was a disturbance that caused security to detain her with handcuffs when she jumped off the deck hitting the side of the ship before hitting the water. The ship was set to dock in New Orleans this morning.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to head to Louisiana over the next couple weeks in the state’s first massive Mardi Gras celebration in almost 2 years. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter is optimistic this Carnival won’t be a super spreader event like it was in 2020…:
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Kanter recommends using an N95 mask when in large crowds.

A cold front is moving into Louisiana and behind some storms and possibly severe weather today, temps tomorrow morning will cause a light freeze along the I-20 corridor…:
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That’s State Climatologist Barry Keim.