Louisiana has received $400-thousand from the Centers for Disease Control to fight Zika. Dr. Frank Welch with the Department of Health says there have been 17 Zika cases in Louisiana, and all of them have been travel related. But he says there is a possibility for local transmission in Louisiana because the mosquito that carries the virus is active here.

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A 5-year-old has died after his 9-year-old brother accidentally shot him while they were home alone. Col. John Fortunato with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office says police received a call from the children’s mother, 29-year-old Generra Brown, and when first responders arrived at the scene, they made a horrific discovery.

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Fortunato says Brown has been booked on one count of child desertion.

Today marks the 4 year anniversary of the Assumption Parish sinkhole in Bayou Corne. Michelle Southern reports…

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Human remains found in the Grand Canyon are believed to be those of a Louisiana woman who’s been missing since April. Rangers located the remains near the South Rim and believe the body is that of 22-year-old Diana Zacarias of Natchitoches. Officials say she arrived at the canyon the day before she was reported missing, but the National Park Service was unable to locate her after several days of searching.