We now know the names of the New Orleans police officers who shot and killed the terrorist who plowed a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street New Year’s Day. They are Nigel Daggs, Christian Byer and Jacobie Jordan, and Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick calls them national heroes. Kirkpatrick says two officers that Shamsud-Din Jabbar shot in the ensuing gunfight have been treated and released .
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Body camera footage shows officers approaching Jabbar’s pickup truck after it crashed into construction equipment near the intersection of Bourbon and Bienville streets.
Two children are among three people stabbed to death in St. Helena Parish. The sheriff’s office there says it’s the end result of a domestic disturbance that took place in Amite. Sheriff Clay Chutz says 31-year-old Ryant Jones is arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree murder. The victims’ ages are 40, ten, and one years old.
With the help of Congresswoman Julia Letlow, Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge rolls out the Newborn Essential Support Toolkit. Congresswoman Letlow says it gives new parents peace of mind.
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Through a partnership between the Department of Health and Human Services and the non-profit organization Baby2Baby, the kits include things like diapers, wipes, skin cream, clothes and other essentials.
It’s king cake season; and for the first time in its 104-year history, Hubig’s Pies is selling King Cakes. The owner of the New Orleans staple, Andrew Ramsey, says the store-sold cakes measure 10×10 inches, while online orders will be slightly larger.
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Ramsey says they have four flavors: traditional cinnamon, Hubig’s custard, Dutch apple, and cream cheese.