There are mixed feelings about a proposal to build an underground pipeline through the Atchafalaya Basin. Proponents of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline say it would improve safety, as there is a greater chance for a spill when transporting oil on a truck or train. But Director of the environmental group, The Bucket Brigade, Anne Rolfes says these improved safety claims are bogus.

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The pipeline would run across 11 parishes spanning from Calcasieu to St. James Parish.

It’s a warm winter day in the Bayou State, and Robert Ricks with the National Weather Service says unfortunately, these unseasonably warm temperatures often come with fog.

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Ricks says it should start to cool down later in the week.

A Houston man is facing drug charges after he pulled a gun on a driver on I-10. Chief Deputy Christopher Ivey with the Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office says when deputies pulled over 29-year-old Michael Banks, they found marijuana wrapped up like a Christmas present.

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Ivey says Banks faces charges of aggravated assault with a firearm and possession of marijuana with intent.

A Denham Springs woman is behind bars for allegedly selling fake IDs to illegal immigrants. Denham Springs Police Chief Shannon Womack says they discovered 60 fake driver’s licenses and $30-thousand in cash when they executed a search warrant on 59-year-old Criselda Meraz.

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Womack says the investigation is ongoing and more arrests are possible.