In Opelousas, a shooting at an apartment resulted in two deaths, a 46-year-old man and a four-year-old, and injured three children, with two of them sent to the hospital. Police Chief Martin McLendon…
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McClendon says they have a warrant out for the shooter and he expects an arrest soon.
At the state capitol, House Labor will hear five bills seeking to raise the minimum wage. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat expects they’ll meet defeat in committee because Republican lawmakers feel raising the minimum will hurt small businesses, and actually reduce the number of minimum wage employees they can hire…:
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Pinsonat says in the past minimum wage bills have failed at the Louisiana legislature and he expects the trend to continue.
There are 47 different species of snakes native to the state but only seven are venomous. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries herpetologist Keri Lejuene says there’s a very slim chance you’ll see a poisonous snake in your yard and has some simple advice to lower your chances of being bitten…
Garth Brooks is expected to play Saturday night before a crowd of more than 102-thousand in Tiger Stadium. But unlike a game Visit Baton Rouge President and CEO Paul Arrigo expects they’ll stay for the entire concert to hear Calling Baton Rouge live and in person as opposed to a pre-game recording during football season.
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The last time Brooks made a local call in Baton Rouge was April 1998.