The mother of one of Derrick Todd Lee’s victims says the world is a better place now that the serial killer is dead. Ann Pace, mother of Charlotte Murray Pace, said on the Jim Engster Show that Lee’s death does not offer her closure, but she is glad that the case is stopped…

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Lee died at the age of 47 in a Baton Rouge hospital on Thursday.

In an effort to reduce motorcycle fatalities and injuries, Louisiana State Police is getting the word out about a motorcycle training program that’s offered at 10 different locations around the state. Trooper Bryan Lee says this training course helps to build mental and physical skills to safely operate a motorcycle…

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During 2015 there were nearly two thousand motorcycle related crashes across Louisiana and 80 resulted in death.

Governor John Bel Edwards has proposed some tax hikes as a way to help with the state’s fiscal issues. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says the governor is looking into how much support there is for raising taxes in different areas…

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He believes lawmakers may approve these tax hikes depending on what they are and who they impact.

You may want a coat before leaving the house today as temperatures are much colder than yesterday. State Climatologist Barry Keim says to expect the maximum temperature statewide today to be in the 40s, with the warmest part of the day in the morning…

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He says a strong cold front has brought us some of the coldest temperatures we’ve seen this winter.