Consultants hired by the City of New Orleans in the wake of the New Year’s Day terror attack have recommended that Bourbon Street be turned into a permanent pedestrian mall. Teneo also recommended that St. Charles Street also be closed to vehicular traffic. But Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says that’s a little more problematic.
The seven-year-old girl injured in the house fire in Shreveport over the weekend has died. Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux tells LRN affiliate KEEL radio that this is the worst possible outcome.
The other three victims are the girl’s five-year-old sister, her grandmother and her great-grandmother. Investigators say all died of smoke inhalation.
Governor Landry unveiled his insurance reform plan today. He says if approved by lawmakers in the upcoming legislative session it will lower prices for Louisianans. Jeff Palermo has the details…