A very troubling story out of Shreveport where a man has been arrested for allegedly beating a child so badly with a belt, he had to be admitted to the hospital…

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That’s Shreveport Police Cpl. Marcus Hines who says 23 year-old Frank Butler was arrested yesterday, and the child is expected to recover.
State Police say a Mississippi man was killed ina head on collision with a garbage truck in East Feliciana Parish. Trooper Jared Sandifer…

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The dead man is identified as Cody Temple. He was not wearing a seatbelt.
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A federal report indicates Louisiana’s prison population declined two-percent from 2012 to 2013, but the state still leads the nation for its incarceration rate. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Five men have been shot in an overnight shooting in a crowded area of New Orleans East near a seafood restaurant on Highway 90, also know as Chef Menteur Highway. A New Orleans TV station reports the unidentified men ranged in age from 20 to 60.