A 16-year-old is facing an attempted second-degree murder charge after allegedly shooting another teenager during a Mardi Gras Parade in Lake Charles Tuesday night. Deputies say a 14-year-old was treated at a hospital after being shot in the arm. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Stitch Guillory…

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Thankfully no one else was injured.

Remembrances are pouring on for civil rights giant Dr. Norman C. Francis, who passed away at the age of 94.  Framcis served as president of Xavier University for almost half a century. Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu was a lifelong friend who says Francis’ actions were transformative in the fight for civil rights in the South in the 1960s.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson has drawn four challengers in his race for reelection.  Andre Champagne has details on the two democrats in the district four race.

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Johnson’s two Republican challengers are Mike Nichols of Pitkin and Joshua Morott (muh-ROT), who lists his home as Benton, Arkansas, but claims to be a resident of Louisiana, as required by law in order to be elected to the U.S. House.