Two homicide cases resulting in three deaths in Rapides Parish were found to be connected, and a brother and sister are charged in the crimes. Pineville Police have upgraded the charge against Matthew Sonnier to first-degree murder, and his sister, Ebony, faces the same for the stabbing death of Latish White. Pineville Police Chief Don Weatherford…
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The suspects are also accused in the case of the burned bodies found in a ditch in Rapides Parish.

A 191 million dollar Powerball jackpot ticket was sold last night at a gas station in Eunice. Louisiana Lottery Spokesperson Kim Chopin says the last time the Bayou State saw a jackpot winner was in May of 2013. She says in 2008, a player won the second largest jackpot of 97 million dollars…:
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She says if the winner chooses the cash option, they’ll receive $119 million.

Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says nearly 25-percent of the new jobs created in the state come from Louisiana’s tourism industry. Nungesser says data from the U-S Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the state’s leisure and hospitality sector added six-thousand jobs in the last year. Nungesser says he’s spoken with workers who have moved up the job chain, because of the state’s booming tourism industry….
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The State Fair of Louisiana kicks off today in Shreveport. Live entertainment includes performances by The Hollow Decks, Pokey Bear, Lenny Cooper, Frank Foster and more. Fair president Chris Giordano says some musical greats will also be impersonated by Bobby Miller Sunday…:
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Find out more at statefairoflouisiana.com.