The Natchitoches High School student who was severely injured after being sucker punched in a school fight has died. KSLA TV is reporting that 18 year-old Johnquaries Smith died this afternoon, and a 16 year-old student at Natchitoches Central High School is facing manslaughter charges.

According to the personal finance magazine Kiplinger, Louisiana is the third most tax friendly state in the nation. Michelle Southern has that…:
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New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees is the father of a new baby girl. Brees says his wife Brittany gave birth their fourth child and their first girl last night. He says mom and baby are doing just fine after that memorable play…
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Brees is holding off on announcing the girl’s name until its on the birth certificate.

There’s an area of low pressure in the Northern Gulf of Mexico that has gotten the attention of the National Hurricane Center. In Lake Charles at the National Weather Service, meteorolgist Donald Jones says it is unlikely that this disturbance will grow into a tropical storm…
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Jones says this activity is in association with a weak frontal boundary.