After responding to four overdose deaths in a 72-hour period over the weekend, police in Monroe have one suspect in custody. Detective Matt Schmitz says 47-year-old Jarrell Lee Walker has been arrested and charged with the deaths of two persons who were found deceased on December third.

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Walker faces several charges including two counts of negligent homicide. Schmitz says they are still waiting on toxicology reports, and they believe fentanyl is uspected to be involved in the deaths.

Today is Pearl Harbor Day; the anniversary of the Japanese attack on a U.S. naval base in Hawaii that triggered the U.S. to enter World War II. On this 81st anniversary, a Louisiana sailor who died that day – Seaman Houston Temples of Varnado – is finally being laid to rest. His surviving niece, Shirley Hayman says the family is gratified…:

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Three members of the Southern University marching band were killed in an overnight crash with a big rig. It happened on I-49 North in Natchitoches Parish. We have few details at this time, but will update the story through the afternoon.

Can these unseasonably warm days so close to Christmas have a chilling effect on holiday shopping? Brooke Thorington asks an expert…:
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