Three people are dead and three others injured after a train collided with a car stopped on the tracks in New Iberia. State Police Master Trooper Brooks David says they are working to determine why the car was stopped on the tracks. He says investigators did speak to witnesses…:
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70-year-old Phyllis Leblanc of New Iberia and two minors were killed in the crash. At last report, the three injured were listed in critical condition.

Governor Bobby Jindal will be on hand tomorrow to help welcome home soldiers of the 1023rd Vertical Engineer Company at the Monroe Regional Airport — just in time for Christmas. More than 150 Soldiers with the 1023rd, headquartered in Bastrop with detachments in Monroe and Clarks, completed their 10-month deployment to Kuwait, with additional missions in Iraq, Jordan and Afghanistan. They are getting back home tomorrow at 1pm and 2pm.

The flu bug has been quiet this holiday season. CDC medical officer Fiona Havers says you haven’t gotten a flu shot yet, now is the time. She says this year’s vaccine protects you better from the various flu strains that are going around..:
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According to the CDC’s latest flu count, South Carolina is the only state showing significant flu activity.

Tonight’s Powerball prize is the second largest Christmastime jackpot the multi-state game has had in over 10 years, according to the Louisiana Lottery. Spokeswoman Kimberly Chopin says tonight’s drawing is worth an estimated $227 million dollars. She says on Christmas day in 2002, the jackpot was $280 million…:
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