Black Friday is tomorrow and the personal finance website WalletHub investigated which stores were having the best Black Friday deals. WalletHub estimates this year’s holiday spending will reach over 630-billion dollars. Spokesperson Jill Gonzales says the average discount across the board is about 40-percent. She says jewelry is an item that typically sees a big discount…

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State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says it’s important to remind people of certain safety tips as they’re preparing their Thanksgiving meals. Browning says make sure that while cooking, the kitchen should never be left unattended.

cut 3 (11) “not trained”

He says it’s important to always prepare for the possibility of a grease fire when cooking.

The man accused of fatally stabbing his father and injuring his mother in Gretna, was arrested near Hattieburg, Mississippi. After a K-9 team was sent in, 32-year-old Ronald Pritchett was taken into custody at his home at around 3 a.m. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand says the stabbing occurred after an argument over food. He says 57-year-old Renta Pritchett was stabbed in the head and is expected to survive and 58-year-old Percival Pritchett was pronounced dead at the hospital after multiple stab wounds to the chest.
Former Governor Edwin Edwards is spending this Thanksgiving holiday in a hospital suffering from pneumonia. Edwin Edwards biographer, Leo Honeycutt, says illnesses are not unusual for Edwards…
cut 12 (11) “the flu”