A cold front is currently moving through Louisiana and bringing some chilly Canadian air behind it. Marty Mayeaux, with the National Weather Service in Shreveport, says freeze warnings are in effect for five parishes along the Arkansas border tonight. He says the cold front has already moved through the Shreveport area Louisiana…:
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He expects the cold front to move through southeast Louisiana sometime tonight.
As things turn cold, fire officials are urging residents to please make sure you have a working smoke detector in your home. There was a tragedy last night in New Orleans in which three children and two adults died in a blaze inside their two story home. Authorities say there were no working smoke alarms inside the home. The three children who died were age 6, 11 and 12.
Louisiana State Police is investigating a fiery two vehicle crash that has claimed the lives of three people in Terrebonne Parish. Eric Gill has the story…:
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A woman from White Castle is accused of setting her boyfriends car on fire after a fight last night. Firefighters say 20-year-old Erin Marie Robinson is charged with simple arson.