Tonight, the annual Bonfires on the Levee celebration takes place in St. James Parish. Jeff Palermo reports…

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There were no jackpot winners in last night’s $227 million Powerball drawing. That means Saturday’s estimated jackpot moves to $255 million with a cash value of $158.4 million. You have until 9PM December 26th to purchase a ticket to get into Saturday night’s drawing.

Members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 1023rd Engineer Company returns home today from a 10-month deployment overseas. Captain Ross Bethea says none of the soldiers from the 10-23rd were injured or killed during their deployment. He says the experience for everyone involved was tremendous…

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The soldiers will arrive in Monroe this afternoon.

Candlelight services will be held across the state to celebrate Christmas and the State Fire Marshal’s Office is issuing guidelines to organizations who plan to utilize candles. Marshal Butch Browning says people need to understand that there’s a possibility for tragedy when using open flames in assemblies…

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Browning adds that candles should never be given to young children.