Tragedy has hit Neville High School in Monroe as one of its students was killed in a deer camp fire in Mississippi that also injured five of his classmates. Jefferson County Sheriff James Bailey says his deputies responded to the overnight blaze….
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Social media posts identify the deceased teenager as Tarver Braddock. He was a junior and a defensive back on the Neville football team and an outfielder on the baseball team.

Republican Jeff Landry will be sworn in as the state’s 57th governor on Monday. Landry is seeking to pass legislation to reduce crime, lower property insurance rates and improve public education. Council for a Better Louisiana president Barry Erwin…
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Republicans have a super majority in both the House and Senate.

Get ready to consume your favorite carnival treat. King Cake season gets underway on Saturday. Teiko Foxx has more.
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A lawsuit seeking to remove Donald Trump’s name from the Louisiana presidential primary ballot has been dropped. The plantiff says the suit contained technical errors and she can not afford an attorney.

Also Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise will be away from Capitol Hill for a month as he’s undergoes surgery for a stem cell transplant. His office says it’s a significant milestone in his battle against multiple myeloma.