Reports say one of the two officers charged with the death of a 6-year-old boy could post his one-million dollar bond and be released. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Joe’s Crab Shack, which has locations across the country including Louisiana, is the first major restaurant chain to experiment with a no-tipping policy. Michelle Southern reports…:
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Unlike last year, the flu season is off to a slow start in Louisiana. Jeff Palermo has the story….
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Fall weather is definitely on its way, as a cold front finishes passing the state today and gets rid of the humidity. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the air is going to be dry and cool with high temperatures in the mid to upper 60s for the next few days.
Keim says come Saturday and Sunday, we’ll see low temperatures in the 40s. He says for the next three days, it’s time to break out the sweaters and jackets.
Keim says make sure you’re well prepared on Saturday when tailgating for the LSU- Arkansas game because it will be the chilliest game of the season.
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Multiple reports indicate one of the two officers charged in the shooting death of a 6-year-old boy in Marksville will post a 1-million dollar bond and be released. 23-year-old Norris Greenhouse, Jr, will reportedly put property up to secure the bond. Legal analyst Tim Meche says it is not unusual for something like this to happen.
Meche says once Greenhouse is released, he will not be working as a city marshal and won’t be able to carry a firearm. He says if he is out on bond, his travel will be restricted.
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Meche says regardless of the crime, you have a constitutional right to be released on bond. He says as long as Greenhouse is present on his court date, everything is satisfied.
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Joe’s Crab Shack, which has locations across the country including Louisiana, is the first major restaurant chain to experiment with dropping tipping wages for its servers, and paying them higher, fixed, hourly wages. Don Kasten is an Assistant Professor at Nicholls State’s Chef John Folse Culinary Institute. He expects this to become a trend…:
The Joe’s Crab Shack owner said front house workers at select restaurants will now earn hourly wages of around $12-$14, and prices on the menu increase around 15%. Kasten believes patrons will love this…:
Joe’s Crab Shack feels the tipping system is antiquated and they expect the new policy to result in an improved team atmosphere and significant reduction in turnover. But Kasten doesn’t think all servers and bartenders will like this policy, at least until all establishments get on board…:
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At this time last year, three-percent of all doctor visits were because of the flu. That’s according to Dr. Frank Welch, with the Department of Health and Hospitals. Welch says this year they are seeing fewer cases…
Welch says it’s hard to explain why we saw more flu cases at this time last year. He says last year’s flu shot was ineffective against the strain going around, which led to more cases. The doctor says this year’s flu vaccination should be more successful…
Welch says now is the time to get a flu shot, with influenza activity for the year off to a slow start. He says temperatures will be cooler this weekend, forcing more people inside and that’s how the flu bug gets around….
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The Ragin Cajuns begin the stretch run of their season tonight as they visit South Alabama in a game that will be seen on ESPNU, beginning at 6:30 PM. UL Lafayette has won its last two games and Coach Mark Hudspeth says he wants to keep the positive momentum going, but they face a good Jaguars team tonight…
South Alabama is led by quarterback Cody Clements, who has thrown for 17-hundred yards and 12 touchdowns. Hudspeth wants his defense to put some pressure on him…
The Cajuns are expected to play two quarterbacks tonight. Brooks Haack and Jalen Nixon. Haack is expected to start and Hudspeth says Haack’s throwing arm needs to give their offense a spark…
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Arkansas will have its opportunity to slow down LSU running back Leonard Fournette this Saturday. Fournette only ran for nine yards in a shutout loss to the Razorbacks last year. Hogs Coach Bret Bielema says Fournette has improved a lot since that game…
Arkansas is coming off a wild one-point overtime victory at Ole Miss last Saturday. Bielema says his team is not looking back…