Between five and ten-thousand pro-life supporters are expected to march in Saturday’s Louisiana Life March North in Bossier-Shreveport. Jeff Palermo has more…
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A federal judge in Shreveport rules against an effort to stop the removal of a Confederate monument outside of the Caddo Parish Courthouse. I’m Matt Doyle.
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An estimated ten-thousand pro-life supporters are expected to march in Saturday’s Louisiana Life March North in Bossier/Shreveport. Life March North is the second of three events being held across Louisiana. Organizer Louis Avallone says the movement is much more than just protesting abortions. It celebrates life no matter how young or old a person is…
There has been a reduction in the number of abortion facilities in Louisiana. A facility in Bossier City closed last year as recent laws passed by the state legislature have placed more restrictions on mothers seeking to terminate their pregnancy. Avallone says it’s their goal to reduce the number of abortions…
The State Department of Health says nearly 65-thousand abortions were conducted in Louisiana in 2016. Avallone says the march begins at 10am Saturday at the Bossier City Boardwalk, crossing the Texas Street Bridge and will end at the Festival Plaza in Shreveport…
The program will include speakers from several different northwest Louisiana churches.
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It’s been a year of repairs, replacement and testing for the St. Joseph water system, but it appears it is about ready for public use again. A public health emergency was declared in late 2016 forbidding use of the water after high amounts of lead was discovered. State Health Officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry says there has been a complete overhaul since then…
The water was contaminated with lead and was muddy and brown. Guidry says they are in the final stages of testing and officials are pleased with the results…
The system for St. Joseph cost nine-point-five-million-dollars, paid by state taxpayer money. Guidry says there are many aging water systems in Louisiana needing repair, but the state can’t afford to bail every small town out…
The system is expected to be in full operation sometime in February.
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It’ll be a rainy Saturday across much of Louisiana. Cold weather is not expected, but the rain should come hard and heavy for most of the day. National Weather Service Lake Charles meteorologist Jared Rackley says the rain will start Saturday in the early AM hours…
Rackley says south Louisiana could see several inches of rain…
Sunday forecasts show mild temperatures and mostly clear skies for Sunday. Rackley says it might be a good idea to put off plans until then…
Temperatures should be in the lower 60s throughout the weekend
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A jury is deliberating the fate of Ronald Gasser, who is charged with second-degree murder of former NFL player Joe McKnight. Prosecutors argue Gasser should spend the rest of his life in prison for shooting McKnight during a road rage incident in Jefferson Parish in December 2016. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says evidence presented shows McKnight tried to enter Gasser’s car and feels Louisiana’s Castle Doctrine will weigh heavily in favor of Gasser…
The defense didn’t call any witnesses and Gasser didn’t take the stand. Ciolino says it’s usually very difficult to win a self-defense case without the defendant taking the stand. He says there was seven hours of taped interviews submitted as evidence that defense lawyers felt was sufficient in Gasser’s trial…
Based on the evidence presented, Ciolino says the chances of a second-degree murder conviction against Gasser are low…