Two men died in a plane crash in Slidell last night. Police say it was a mosquito plane that appeared to have just sprayed before the tragic crash near the Slidell Airport. The victims are not being identified at this time.

A daycare center in St. Tammany Parish had to shut its doors this week after the state Department of Education found out they let four unsupervised toddlers roam the street, then fail to report the incident. DOE spokesman Ken Pastorek says thankfully the toddlers, between the ages of 1 and 2, are all okay…:
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He says officials can not and will not allow child care facilities like The Abita Church Christian Daycare in Abita Springs to operate in Louisiana.

Longtime LSU band director Roy King was fired Tuesday, following being placed on administrative leave earlier this month.

Folks are buzzing today over the news that Governor John Bel Edwards has a chicken coop at the Governor’s Mansion. He says with 16 hens and two dogs, he’s still trying to be considerate of the neighbors..:
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Questions are being raised about how the chicken coop was funded, and Edwards says he’s pays for it out of his own pocket.

Downtown Lafayette will be packed with visitors beginning today as the 30th Annual Festival International De Louisiane gets underway. The Acadiana festival was first held in 1987 and has become very popular, attracting musicians, artists, and craftsmen from around the world. Festival spokeswoman April Courville says a lot of work goes into putting this event together…:
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She says over 400,000 people are expected to attend the event over the 5 days.