Ouachita Parish is trying to recover from a nasty ice storm, but local officials are impressed with the community’s resiliency. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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In all, more than 78-thousand people in North Louisiana remain power this morning– more than half of those are in Ouachita Parish. DeSoto, Richland, and Sabine parishes also have a large percentage of homes and businesses still without electricity.

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Senator Bill Cassidy is calling for a full joint federal and state investigation into the events in Minneapolis that he described as “disturbing.” In a conference call with reporters, Cassidy said things in Minneapolis have gotten out of hand.

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To put together its first U.S. show, the people of Rockin’1000 sought out a heavy-hitter – and they found one in New Orleans’ very own Harry Connick Junior. The legendary musician is serving as special guest artistic director for the show that will rock the Superdome Saturday night.

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As one might expect, Connick will be joining the band for a number or two.  We’re told tickets are still available.