A deadly two-vehicle crash in Richland Parish. 28-year-old driver Billie Myers and 59-year-old James Washington were killed; and the driver of the other vehicle, 18-year-old Alexis Cox, is seriously injured but in stable condition. Neither Myers nor Washington was wearing a seat belt, and State Trooper Ryan Davis says that may have made the difference between life and death.
Lamar Brown is staying home for college. The U-High football star has announced that he will be playing his college ball across the street at LSU. Brown says his Baton Rouge roots run deep.
Brown chose LSU over Texas A-and-M.
A survey paid for by the state shows Louisiana’s menhaden (men-HAY-den) industry is not killing as many red fish as feared. Menhaden is not edible, but the oily fish is processed to produce human and animal supplements or animal feed. Golden Meadow Representative Joe Orgeron says the study was conducted to see if there was a high mortality rate of red fish entangled in menhaden nets.
Paul McCartney will Jet to New Orleans as his “Got Back Tour” will make a stop at the Smoothie King Center October 29th. NOLA-dot-com entertainment reporter Keith Spera says McCartney may be 83 years old, but he’s still an elite performer, and he put in a Hard Day’s Night at his last New Orleans performance in 2019.