A Natchez man is now in custody after allegedly fatally shooting his estranged wife and another man multiple times in their Vidalia home while the woman’s two children slept nearby. Vidalia Assistant Police Chief Bruce Wiley says witnesses saw the suspected gunman fleeing the home in the early morning hours on Wednesday…:
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36-year-old Angela Thornton and 36-year-old John Ken Tibbs are identified as the victims. Angela’s estranged husband, 35-year-old Curt Thornton is booked in the double homicide.

Authorities have been searching for a 22-year-old Natchitoches woman, who has been missing at the Grand Canyon National Park since Saturday. According to a release, the National Park Service is currently conducting a search and rescue operation for 22-year-old Diana Zacarias.

The House has approved a bill that would extend the waiting period to get an abortion from 24 to 72 hours. West Monroe Representative Frank Hoffman says five other states have similar waiting periods. He says this gives women facing crisis pregnancies time to look at their options without an impending deadline…:
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The bill now heads to the Senate.

A recent study looked at the economic impact of medical marijuana and what kind of market it would create in Louisiana. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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