A Bayou Blue man is accused of sex crimes, including first-degree rape, against at least four girls. Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Captain Brennan Matherne says 60-year-old Herman Dupre (DOO-pree) has been doing this for quite some time.

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Matherne says Dupre is in the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex, and his bond is set at 525-thousand dollars. He says investigators believe there are additional victims.

New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says the city is becoming safer.

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During a news conference at police headquarters, Kirkpatrick said year-over-year, murders were down 35-percent, non-fatal shootings are down 44-percent and carjackings are down 49-percent.

As Mardi Gras ramps up, crawfish prices go down and are expected to keep falling. Sean Richardson has more.

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King said current crawfish prices are largely in line with what they usually are this time of year.