A house fire claimed the lives of two people in Mamou Tuesday. The Mamou Fire Department says a 67-year-old man and a 63-year-old woman died as a result of the fire. The cause is not yet known but reportedly started at the front of the residence. The damage was too severe to determine whether there were working smoke detectors in the home but the State Fire Marshall’s office urges Louisianans to ensure they have working smoke detectors in their homes. If you cannot afford one, ask your local fire department or the State Fire Marshall’s office about the Operation Save a Life program to receive a smoke detector. Louisiana is ranked 7th in the nation for fatal house fires.
The man who’s administering Louisiana’s new FastSites program, Landon Lemoine, says the state is now prepping sites rather than hoping companies will consider raw land. Lemoine says the state used specific criteria in selecting 19 sites in 16 parishes to share 140-million dollars in state funding to prepare their sites to attract these projects.
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Former DeRidder mayor Misty Roberts has been found guilty on felony charges for having sex with a 16-year-old boy at her home while she was in office. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Gas prices are climbing on a daily basis. Greg Upton, the executive director of LSU’s Center for Energy Studies, says while you were sleeping, gas prices went up another 12 cents. The new average is $2.84 a gallon. Those who drive electric vehicles may not need to gas up but they will feel the pinch.