News that the proposed new I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge will require a toll hasn’t set well with many including Lake Charles Representative Phillip Tarver. The Republican says funding for the bridge can be prioritized to avoid the use of tolls…
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Tarver says they’ll ask the Senate and House Transportation Committee not to approve the plan to use tolls to help fund construction of the two-point-one billion dollar bridge.

Starting August 1st, operating rooms must have equipment that can quickly get smoke out of the room. Surgical smoke as its called can happen when flesh is burned during a procedure. Director of the State Nurses Association Ahnyel Burkes says it will happen during a C-Section…
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The National Retail Federation is predicting record spending for back-to-school items. Michelle Southern has the story…
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An Opelousas man has received a 26-month sentence after attempting to use a fake 20-dollar bill at a local donut shop last August. 33-year-old Gabriel Bates pleased guilty in a federal courtroom to counterfeiting. Secret Service agents also found numerous fake 20 and 100 dollar bills at his home.