06:30 Newscast December 11, 2015

Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Secretary James Le Blanc says Darrel Vannoy will transition into the top position at Angola and work with outgoing Warden Burl Cain. Jackson Representative Kenny Havard, whose district includes Angola, says if the allegations Cain had private business dealings with inmates are true, then his resignation was the right call…

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The Department says Vannoy’s appointment is not permanent.

There are two more weeks until Christmas day and there are many that still have not done anything when it comes to Christmas shopping. Dr. Michelle Moore, LSU Health New Orleans Clinical Psychologist, says procrastinators usually wait until the last minute to do everything in life, not just to holiday shop…

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Moore says there is nothing clinically wrong with dilly dallying, unless it’s a personality trait that bothers you.

One of the more unique holiday traditions in Louisiana takes place tomorrow night in south Louisiana with the 12th annual Delcambre Christmas Boat Parade. Parade President Marae Fontenot says there is a variety of events leading up to the parade including, their first ever tacky Christmas sweater 5-K run and kids can eat pancakes with Santa…

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Fontenot says the night will finish off with an extravagant fireworks display. The boat parade begins at 6 p.m.