New Orleans lawyer Caroline Fayard is the first Democrat to get in Louisiana’s US Senate race…

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The state Fire Marshal’s Office says a six-year-old girl is dead after a mobile home fire in Rapides Parish. They say 6-year-old Jocelyn Ruiz was unable to escape the fire in her Deville home. A 12-year-old sister, who suffered second and third degree burns, was transported to an area hospital. The child’s mother, 35-year-old Patricia Ruiz, and another 8-year-old sister were not seriously hurt. It has been determined that a space heater near a sofa played a factor in the fire.

New Orleans is not the only place to celebrate Mardi Gras in the state. Southwest Louisiana has some great celebrations of their own. Meghan Hartman with the Lake Charles Southwest Convention and Visitors Bureau says people travel from all over to attend Mardi Gras celebrations there.

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This weekend in Lake Charles there’s a Cajun gumbo cook-off, a community zydeco dance, The Krewe of Barkus Parade, and a children’s parade.

The Republican Party of Louisiana’s “Red to the Roots” campaign is an effort to identify, engage, and register new conservative voters across Louisiana. Executive Director Jason Dore says it’s important to the party to have as many conservative voters registered in the state as possible…

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He says the campaign will put permanent boots on the ground in Louisiana with a primary focus of registering conservative voters.