Authorities say a 15-year-old girl from Terrebonne Parish was sexually abused, set on fire, and shot twice. Sean Richardson reports a car crash in Texas likely saved her life.
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Authorities have confirmed plastic surgeon Dr. Lou Doucet was killed in a plane crash in Tennessee on Wednesday. Doucet, an Opelousas native was flying the plane from Gonzales yesterday morning to Kentucky. The identities of the two passengers who also perished have not been released.
Louisiana is in for some pretty bad weather that should start tonight and go through Saturday. The whole state will get hit and the most severe areas being from Baton Rouge to Alexandria. LSU Climatologist, Barry Keim.
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There is a chance for tornados and hail for a lot of the state.
The US Supreme Court ruled Louisiana’s congressional map with two majority-Black districts will be used for the fall election. Opponents say the legislature’s most recent map was based on race; NAACP Legal Defense Fund attorney Evans says politics was the driving factor that altered Congressman Garett Grave’s district into a second majority-Black district.