For the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, former President George W. Bush visited New Orleans, giving a speech praising public education…
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The man accused of killing a Sunset police officer, and stabbing four people, and killing one-was taken to the hospital after being found unresponsive in jail. Harrison Lee Riley Jr. appeared to be fine when examined, and St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz thinks he was just faking it.
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An anonymous tip has led authorities to the largest cocaine seizure in the history of Plaquemines Parish. Sheriff’s Office Commander Eric Becnel says they seized more than 200 pounds of pure cocaine, with an estimated street value of 18 million dollars. He says the discovery would have never happened without someone coming forward about some suspicious packages…
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As Tropical Storm Erika makes its way through the Carribean, she is dropping heavy rains, and creating some forecast uncertainties. Erika is poorly organized, and State Climatologist Barry Keim says that adds to the unpredictability factor of this storm, and we need to watch her closely this weekend…
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Erika’s landfall is expected on Monday.