It’s election day across Louisiana.   Hanging in the balance, four constitutional amendments.   Amendment 1 would increase the number of people on the state Judiciary Commissions from nine to 14. Public Affairs Research Council president Steven Procopio says the purpose is to speed up investigations of judges.

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The St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office has broken ground on a three-million dollar training facility designed to benefit law enforcement agencies across Louisiana.  Major Ginny Higgins says will help Acadiana law enforcement but will also strengthen community and inter-agency collaboration.

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Parts of the state have been under cold weather advisories this week. Andrew Greenstein explains what that means…

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On top of the cold weather, the flu seems to be hitting Louisiana hard right now.  According to the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Louisiana is among four spots now experiencing high levels of the flu right now.   The other four are Georgia, Arizona, and Washington D.C.