Severe weather is a possibility tonight in south Louisiana. Halen Doughty has more…
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The woman who accidentally uploaded a nude video to the Webster Parish Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Instagram account is taking legal action. Michelle Southern has more…
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Couples around the country and across the Bayou State celebrate their love this Valentine’s Day in a variety of ways. Offers.com analyzed gift related keywords based on the increase in February versus the rest of the year to determine the most popular Valentine’s Day items. Kerry Sherin with Offers.com says they took a look at what’s at the top of Louisianans’ wish lists.
Sherin says drop earrings and white gold chains for men rounded out the top five gifts. She says unlike the rest of the country, Louisianans want daisies for Valentine’s Day, instead of roses. She says we also have different taste in holiday candy.
Sherin says Louisianans won’t need to fight the crowds or make dinner reservations this year. She says like most of the country, a night at home will do in the Bayou State.
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South Louisiana could face the possibility of more severe weather this afternoon and into tonight. State climatologist Barry Keim says the radar shows a strong line of storms moving in from Texas.
Keim says the Storm Prediction Center has much of south Louisiana under a slight risk for severe weather, and central Louisiana is facing a marginal risk. He says this event doesn’t look quite as severe as what we saw last week, but as we saw then, things can change quickly.
Keim says once the storm pushes through, there will be a slight drop in temperatures, but nothing like the freeze we saw last month. He says despite it still technically being winter, the weather feels more like spring in the Bayou State.
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The former Executive Director of the Webster Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau is taking legal action after she was terminated Monday. The firing comes after 61-year-old Lynn Dorsey accidentally posted a risqué video to the CVB’s Instagram account. Dorsey’s attorney, Lydia Rhodes, says they plan to go to court and make a case for a breach of contract.
Rhodes says that contract was through the end of this calendar year. Dorsey said in December when the nude video went live online that it was intended for her husband. Rhodes says they also have a few issues with the way the matter proceeded with the commission.
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Rhodes says Dorsey had been with the CVB for 12 years. She says they are looking at their legal options because the stakeholders in this incident are the people in the tourism industry, and they are the ones who will be impacted.
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Two Florida residents have been arrested on multiple counts of fraud and theft after repeatedly swiping several access cards to purchase large amounts of gift cards at Lowe’s in Baton Rouge. Sgt. L’Jean McKneely says a retired police officer was at the store and noticed this common practice of fraud so he immediately contacted the authorities.
McKneely says 36-year-old Jayson Carter and 17-year-old Mardashia Harris, both of Florida, were arrested. He says authorities believe the two are part of a ring…
McKneely says Carter and Harris were found with multiple cards with the same name…
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