US News and World Report ranks Louisiana last in its best state ranking. The Bayou State ranked poorly in the areas of crime, economy, education and health care. But analyst Lindsey Cook says there were some areas where Louisiana ranked high in…
cut 11 (11) “…wellness visits”

A Bossier City republican running for a seat in the state legislature is having to explain why there’s a photo of him wearing black face paint. Robbie Gatti says the photo was taken 15 years ago at a church event, where he dressed up as golfer Tiger Woods. ULM political science professor Joshua Stockley…
cut 13 (10) “…address that”
In an interview on KEEL Radio in sShreveport, Gatti apologized and said he’s not a racist.

With temperatures in the low 80s across south Louisiana, the National Weather Service says this will likely go down as the warmest Fat Tuesday in recorded history. Forecaster Phil Grigsby says the warm temperatures are the result of a lack of cold fronts in Louisiana…
cut 7 (08) “…below normal”

The accused drunk driver who plowed through a crowd of parade goers in New Orleans on Saturday is now facing a total of 24 counts of first-degree vehicular negligent injuring. That’s in addition to the hit and run and careless operation charge he also faces. Loyola University law professor Dane Ciolino says Neilson Rizzuto could be sentenced to at least 10 years of hard labor…
cut 16 (07) “….is significant”
Police say Rizzuto’s blood alcohol content was nearly three times the legal limit.