Officials are cutting the ribbon today on the new LSU Center for River Studies, which has a massive, interactive model of the bottom 179 miles of the Mississippi River. Director Clint Willson says it gives coastal scientists a powerful tool in the fight against coastal erosion…:
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The project is the result of a collaboration between LSU and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.

Several strip clubs on Bourbon Street have had their alcohol licenses pulled by the ATC after investigators say they found multiple instances of prostitution, lewd acts and, in some cases, illegal drug activity. NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison…:
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Three hunters from West Feliciana Parish lost their lives in the Buffalo River area in Wilkinson County, Mississippi after their pontoon boat capsized. Woodville Police Chief Jessie Stewart says authorities from several different agencies responded to the scene after hearing from a survivor of the accident…:
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Two adults and a child were among the bodies recovered from the chilly water Sunday afternoon.

The Louisiana Department of Revenue began accepting 2017 state individual income tax returns today. Taxpayers can begin filing their state income tax returns electronically at revenue.louisiana.gov.