Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson was back in his district for the fist time since he was elected as Speaker of the House in late October. Jeff Palermo has the story….
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A key member from last year’s national championship team is no longer with the LSU Lady Tigers. Jeff Palermo has more…
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DNA from remains of a 2005 Natchitoches Parish cold case is being profiled at a Texas lab, in hopes of identifying the body. Director of Operations of Othram Labs, Colby Lasyone says they believe the body found in an oil drum encased in cement is that of a black male between the ages of 18 and 30…
The body was located in a shallow creek near Clarence and was ruled a homicide. It was determined that the victim had been deceased for as few as one year or as many as twenty-five years.
Lasyone says after a valid sample of DNA is extracted from the remains, it will be compared to possible genealogy matches.
The biggest barrier Lasyone says is funding. Not every agency has the budget to deep dive into cold cases and perform extensive lab work. He says they are raising funds at DNAsolves.com.
At LouisianaRadioNetwork-dot-com you can see an LSU FACES image of what they believe this particular John Doe looks like.
If you have any information about the case you’re asked to call the Natchitoches Parish Coroner’s Office.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson was back in his district this past weekend. Johnson says it was the first time he’s been home since elected as speaker on October 25th. Johnson says he’s still the same guy, but the security detail that accompanies him everywhere is a major change…
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Johnson admits it’s still surreal for him that he is now the Speaker of the House and his schedule has increased dramatically…
During his time back home, Johnson visited one of his favorite breakfast spots, Strawn’s Eat Shop in Shreveport. He held a town hall meeting televised by the Fox News Network….
Johnson says the House plans to hold a vote Wednesday to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Republicans allege Mr. Biden benefited financially from deals made with China and other foreign companies by his son Hunter. The White House says the President has done nothing wrong.
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State Police are investigating the in-custody death of 35-year-old Kenderis D. Lawrence, of Shreveport, who fled from Shreveport Police as they were patrolling the Broadmoor area Saturday evening due to a recent rise in burglaries. Trooper LeAnn Hodges says when he failed to comply with officers a taser was deployed.
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Lawrence was transferred to Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport where he was later pronounced deceased.
Hodges says Lawrence was originally on a bicycle in the 4100 block of Youree Drive and led officers on a foot pursuit through A.C. Steere Park.
Hodges says they are asking anyone with information, pictures, or video about the incident to contact LSP either by phone, their online reporting system, or the LSP Fusion Center Hotline.
The incident happened just after 11:30 on Saturday night.
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They are celebrating in Ruston today as the Bearcats football team won its first state championship since 1990, beating the Zachary Broncos 31-17. It’s the ninth state title in program history and coach Jerrod Baugh says a lot of hard work went into it…
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Ruston quarterback Josh Brantley rushed for three touchdowns and linebacker Jadon Mayfield had a game-high 12 tackles. Mayfield says it was a great way to end his high school career…
Calvary Baptist and St. Thomas More also won state championships on Saturday. The Cougars of repeated as Division Two select state champions by knocking off Lafayette Christian 35-21. S-T-M Coach Jim Hightower…
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St. Thomas More quarterback Sam Altmann threw for 153 yards and a had a rushing touchdown…