Lafayette Police say a 36-year-old man went on a killing spree throughout the parish yesterday, fatally shooting three people before taking his life. Authorities say Andres Jamal Felix fatally shot his estranged wife, 43-year-old Kawanna Felix and before that took the life of 25-year-old Paige Lewis, who he knew, and the murder spree started with 29-year-old Ross Chaisson. Detectives have not provided a motive.

Southwest Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins has introduced a bill that he says will prevent insurance companies from failing after paying millions of dollars in claims following a storm. Higgins federal legislation would allow insurance providers to deduct their cost of settlement payouts following a federally declared disaster
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Higgins is up for re-election. Republican challenger Holden Hoggatt says the legislation is just a big tax break for companies that refuse to pay claims.

The Queen of Country Music, Loretta Lynn, has died. Brooke Thorington tells us about her three appearances on the Louisiana Hayride…
Cut 2 (35) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.”

Ochsner announces they’ve performed the first kidney transplant in the state where the donor was from another country. Ochsner transplant surgeon Doctor Dennis Sonnier says 19-year-old Stephanie Morel of Loranger needed a new kidney and her donor is Marianne Odense…
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