State Police say a shooting involving deputies from the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office has left one man dead. Master Trooper Brooks David says LSP was contacted by the sheriff’s office last night about the shooting near Breaux Bridge…

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No names of those involved have been released at this time.

The Abita Brewing Company is releasing an alcoholic version of their famous Abita Root Beer. Brewmaster Mark Wilson says says the hard root beer will be the first product in its line of “Bayou Bootlegger” hard sodas. He says they hope the hard root beer is eventually as popular as the original…

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Bayou Bootlegger Hard Root Beer arrives in stores this week.

Baton Rouge Police have identified the man shot to death last night in a parking lot near Hooters on Corporate Boulevard. They say 27-year-old George Reusch, Jr. of Prairieville was shot inside his SUV. His vehicle then went through a fence and struck another vehicle before coming to a stop on College Drive. Reusch succumbed to his injuries while in route to a local hospital. Two men believed to have been involved in the shooting fled the scene shortly after the incident. Police are on the lookout for two black men, one thin and the other heavyset.

Today is the first full day of winter. Don Molino has more on what you can expect weather-wise this season…

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