It took Calcasieu Parish jury just over an hour to find a southwest Louisiana man guilty of murder in the brutal death of a 72-year-old woman in 2023. District Attorney Stephen Dwight says 43-year-old Christopher Cater killed Sheila Ortega and drove around with the woman’s body for a month.
Cut 10 (12) “…guilty verdict.”
Louisiana is facing a long, dry weekend as abnormally dry conditions have developed across south Louisiana and along the Arkansas border. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says nearly half of the state is on the verge of drought conditions and other than a pop up thunderstorm here or there, there’s not a significant chance for rain for several days…
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The longtime voice of New Orleans Mardi Gras is calling it a career. Andrew Greenstein reports.
Cut 2 (31) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”
LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier is good to go as the Tigers host Southeastern Louisiana today. Nussmeier has been dealing with a torso injury, but head coach Brian Kelly says that he showed no signs of being hurt in practice this week.
Cut 12 (10) “…he’s comfortable”
Kick-off is at 6:45.