A grand jury in West Baton Rouge Parish indicts an Addis police officer for a New Year’s Eve crash that happened during a high speed chase. Officer David Cauthron was chasing a car theft suspect, when he ran a red light on Highway 1 in Brusly and hit a car carrying three teens. Two girls – ages 15 and 17 – were killed. A teen boy passenger was critically injured. The grand jury indicted Cauthron for manslaughter, negligent injuring, reckless operation and malfeasance in office.

A nationwide study on Parkinson’s Disease in African Americans has chosen LSU Health Shreveport as its new site location. Nearly one million people in the country are affected by Parkinson’s disease. The Center for Brain Health director and Professor of Neurology at LSU Health Shreveport, Elizabeth Disbrow says finding a sample population to participate is important…:

CUT 09(11)      “…genetic counseling.”

She says, when it comes to Parkinson’s, the black community is underserved.

It’s the first Friday of Lent and that means it’s the official kickoff of Crawfish Season here in the Bayou State. And crawfish prices are holding steady, that’s according to Crawfish App co-founder Laney King. King says if you’re planning to have crawfish at your favorite eatery this weekend…:

CUT 03(11)      “…$125 a sack.”

You can download the Crawfish App on your smartphone. It’s a free download.

Movies made in Louisiana. A new one called “We Have a Ghost” premiers this weekend on Netflix, and it was filmed on location in Donaldsonville. Baton Rougean Achiles Montalvo worked on the spooky comedy. He says shooting started in summer of 2021, but a hurricane forced a long delay…:

CUT 08(11)      “…doing that.”

“We Have a Ghost” can be seen on Netflix now.