The grandparents of one of the victims of the terror attack on Bourbon Street were killed by an alleged drunk driver over the weekend. Hubert and Victoria Gauthreaux (GO-trow) were the grandparents of 21-year-old Hubert Gauthreaux the Third, Gretna Deputy Police Chief Jason DiMarco says 33-year-old Stephan Juarez hit the couple as they were trying to leave their parked vehicle. Investigators are working to determine exactly how fast Juarez was going.
Two Colorado men arrested for attempting to smuggle tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of tobacco and methamphetamine into a federal prison using a compressed air cannon. Grant Parish Sheriff Steven McCain says 18-year-old Jose Munoz, and 19-year-old Angel Gutierrez are charged with attempting to introduce contraband into a penal institution and attempting to distribute methamphetamine.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement assisted in the investigation and has placed a detainer on Munoz, as he is in the country illegally.
Louisiana Jewish leaders are urging the state not to execute death row inmates by using lethal gas. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Winter isn’t quite over. National Weather Service Meteorologist Matt Hemmingway says another Arctic blast is set to hit Louisiana by Wednesday, bringing below-freezing temperatures.
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He says the cold front may linger for several days, but we should warm up by the end of the week.