The Congressional Black Caucus sworn in its new chairman today, Louisiana’s own US Representative Cedric Richmond. Halen Doughty has more…
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A former LSU football player says his SEC championship ring was stolen. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Strong winds left a wake of destruction in Avoyelles Parish. Marksville Fire Chief Jerry Bordelon says it has not yet been confirmed if a tornado touched down. He says Walmart sustained the most damage, including an 18-wheeler being flipped over behind the building.
Entergy reports more than 16-thousand customers in Louisiana lost power at some point Monday. Bordelon says many Marksville residents were among those without electricity.
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Parts of north and central Louisiana could see snow or ice this week. Patrick Omundson with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says cold air arrives tonight and precipitation is expected to arrive on Friday.
Snow accumulations in Monroe and Alexandria are expected to be less than one inch. Omundson says right now the models show a 70-percent chance of icy precipitation in Monroe on Friday.
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Today, US Representative Cedric Richmond of New Orleans was sworn in as the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. Richmond says in this new Congress, the CBC will confront those who seek to divide people, and they will be clear on their demands on behalf of black people across the country.
Richmond says it takes people of all ages and races with conviction and strength to affect change because the CBC cannot do it alone. He says they need the fire, passion, and talent of young people, as well as the wisdom, insight, and clarity of our elders.
Richmond says if we do not learn from the past, the future will be more of the same. He says they will be deliberate with their thoughts and actions, and they will engage on their own terms. He says they have the strength and courage of their predecessors and in that spirit they won’t give in, give up, or fall back.
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Saints head coach Sean Payton says he has no plans to leave New Orleans in response to reports he could be traded to the Los Angeles Rams. Payton says he’s already started working on what the roster might look like in 2017
There has been speculation that the Saints could be interested in trading Payton for a draft pick compensation or a player. Payton says evaluations begin this week and he’s busy getting prepared for free agency. He says it’s difficult to constantly respond to these rumors.
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Season two of the cold case series, Killing Fields, airs tonight at 9 p.m. on Discovery Channel. The show sheds light of unsolved murders in Iberville Parish. Sheriff Brett Stassi says last season focused on the 1997 murder of 34-year-old Eugenie Boisfontaine, whose body was found in Bayou Manchac. He says this season will feature two cases, one from 1991 where Curtis Smith’s body was dumped in Bayou Pigeon.
Stassi says the first few episodes will focus on Boisfontaine’s murder but then spin off into a deep investigation of other cases. He says although Boisfontaine’s death remains unsolved, detectives were able to make an arrest in Smith’s murder and in Elizabeth Ferrell’s murder, whose body ended up in Whiskey Bay in April.
The show follows the Detective Rodie Sanchez, who comes out of retirement, along with Detectives Aubrey St. Angelo, Leslie Brandford and Major Ronnie Hebert. Stassi says through the television show, they were able to obtain forensic tools that usually they wouldn’t have access to.
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