The Louisiana SPCA says they are getting numerous reports of pets left outside in this extremely cold weather. Some pets are being seized by authorities and owners are being charged with animal cruelty. SPCA spokesperson Alicia Haefele says their officers are responding to all calls concerning outdoor animals left alone…
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Haefele says several parishes require owners to take their pets indoors when temperatures get below freezing.

State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says his office has been called to investigate nearly 25 fires of commercial and residential structures since the cold snap started. Browning has a few safety tips…
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So what can we expect in state politics for 2018. Kelley Ray spoke with a political analyst….
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Grambling State is mourning the death of former President Doctor Joseph Johnson. He was a favorite of faculty, students and alumni and served from 1977 to 1991. Mildred Gallot wrote a book about Grambling’s history and remembers Doctor Johnson fondly…
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Johnson led student enrollment growth from 26-hundred to a record-setting seven-thousand.