08:30 Newscast December 11, 2015

The two officers accused of fatally shooting a six-year-old child and wounding his father have been formally charged with murder. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Former Louisiana Tech president Dan Reneau has been named interim president of the University of Louisiana System. Reneau will serve as president until the board finds a permanent replacement for Sandra Woodley, who is resigning as president at the end of the year. Woodley will stay on in an advisory role through March 15th. Reneau served as president of Louisiana Tech for 26 years before retiring in 2013.

It was an emotional public hearing in New Orleans over whether or not to remove four Confederate monuments. Those in favor of keeping the monuments said they are a part of the city’s culture. But this man says the statues represent a shameful history for New Orleans…

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The City Council is expected to vote next week one way or another on a declaration that could pave the way for them to come down.

The 12th annual Delcambre Christmas Boat Parade takes place tomorrow. Parade President Marae Fontenot says each boat uses their own personal creativity to decorate their vessel and people from Acadiana come to watch…

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A variety of events leading up to the 6 PM parade including, their first ever tacky Christmas sweater 5-K run and kids can eat pancakes with Santa.