The “Blue Lives Matter” law goes into effect today. Alexandria Representative Lance Harris says this means attacks committed against first responders and cops are now considered hate crimes. He says that means suspects will get more time behind bars…:
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LaFourche Parish Sheriff deputies believe a mother fatally shot her young daughter and then turned the gun on herself. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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New Orleans Police say they found a murdered man who had been set on fire in the trash. They say firefighters were extinguishing the blaze in a dumpster when they found the severely burned body of an unknown man. The coroner will conduct an autopsy to figure out the dead man’s identity and cause of death.

A Terrebonne Parish island is disappearing off the coast due to erosion, and one UL-Lafayette professor is working to preserve its history before it’s gone. Dr. Heather Stone says Isle de Jean Charles is home to the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe of Native Americans. She says she’s passionate about telling their story because she can somewhat relate…:
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In 1955, Isle de Jean Charles was about 22,000 acres and home to hundreds of people, but today it has shrunk to about 320 acres.

Lottery officials say the $487 million dollar Powerball jackpot was hit Saturday night — on a ticket sold in New Hampshire.