125-thousand utility customers remain without power because of Hurricane Francine. It could be until Monday before the power comes back on for some customers in Lafourche, Terrebonne and Assumption parishes. But residents and businesses in St. Bernard, St, Martin and Plaquemines should get their power back today.

Morgan City and surrounding areas have an extensive cleanup ahead of them. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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A P-E teacher at Downsville Community Charter School in Union Parish has been arrested after he allegedly got angry with several third-grade students and threatened to shoot them. Union Parish Sheriff Dusty Gates says 70-year-old Robert Mitcham of Ruston admitted to deputies he got overwhelmed and wanted the children to settle down…

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Gates says as part of his bond Mitcham is barred from returning to Downsville Community Charter School.

DOTD has been awarded $104 million in redistributed federal funds by the Federal Highway Administration. This redistribution occurs annually, allocating unused federal dollars from other states to those that have met certain requirements and can use the money efficiently. DOTD Spokesperson Rodney Mallet says the dollars will be distributed throughout the state
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