Tourism officials say it’s a game changer for tourism and economic development that a new nonstop flight connecting London Heathrow and New Orleans is coming to Louisiana. British Airways Senior Vice President Simon Brooks says this will be a delightful flight that lands in London, but gives passengers limitless travel options…:
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They announced this morning the flights will leave four times a week beginning March 27, 2017.

The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office says an arrest has been made in connection with the death of an 86-year-old man who was found dead in his own driveway. They say 21-year-old Deandrew Pharagood is charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of Anthony Lirette..:
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That’s Captain Cody Voisin with the sheriff’s office

LSU’s daily paper, The Reveille, will become a once a week newspaper for the 2017 spring semester. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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Attorney General Jeff Landry has filed a suit seeking to block Governor John Bel Edwards executive order mandating that anti-discrimination clauses for the LGBT community be included in state contracts. Landry is asking the court to decide if Edwards is allowed to circumvent the Legislature to create his own law, after a judge already dismissed a suit by the governor seeking to force the AG to sign off on contracts with the language.