5:30 LRN Newscast

The Office of the State Fire Marshal is reminding you of the importance of having working smoke alarms in the wake of a pair of deadly house fires this week. A 77-year-old man was killed near Shreveport Sunday afternoon, and a 76-year-old woman was killed in Catahoula Parish Monday night. Ashley Rodrigue with the State Fire Marshal’s Office says neither home had a working smoke alarm.

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While cold wasn’t a factor in either of those fires, sub-freezing temperatures are expected tonight for North Louisiana. National Weather Service meteorologist Ryan Knapp says we’ll see a brief warm-up on Friday before we get hit with another shot of cold air this weekend.

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LSU coach Lane Kiffin, who Andre Champagne affectionately dubs “The Portal King,” signs another top quarterback.

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According to Louisiana Clean Fuels, there are now more than 21-thousand electric vehicles registered statewide. Jefferson Parish leads the way with more than 35-hundred. Per capita, Orleans Parish comes out on top, with almost one and a half percent of all vehicles registered being EVs.