5:30 LRN Newscast March 6

A total of four individuals were arrested yesterday for their roles in the fatal drive by shooting of a Lake Charles woman. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff-elect Stitch Guillory says 65 year old Annette Touvell was struck by one of the rounds fired from the vehicle.

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The 17-year-old driver, who stole the vehicle from a family member, was arrested. And 18-year-old Jordan Jones of Lake Charles has been charged with second-degree murder…

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry issued a disaster declaration Wednesday requesting federal assistance for the state’s crawfish industry after last year’s severe drought destroyed this year’s harvest. Vermilion Parish crawfish farmer Connor Popeck decided it was not worth the effort to flood his field

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Louisiana Congressman Troy Carter says the declaration is an important step to helping crawfish farmers in Louisiana.

Tragedy in Caddo and DeSoto Parishes has prompted the State Fire Marshal’s Office to urge Louisianans to have working smoke alarms. Colleen Crain has more…

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Congressman Clay Higgins has announced another 14-million dollars for hurricane Laura recovery efforts. Eight million dollars will go to Jefferson Davis Electric Co-op for permanent repairs to a substation, Jefferson-Davis will get another four million for permanent restoration of their north power distribution system and one million dollars will go towards repairs at College Oaks Elementary School in Lake Charles.