A North Louisiana I-20 crash last night has claimed the lives of five family members on their way to Walt Disney World. Six out of eight passengers were ejected from the vehicle when the sixteen year-old driver over-corrected and flipped after falling asleep at the wheel…
CUT 5 (07) Q: “in the car”
That’s Trooper Michael Reichardt who says that crash is still under investigation.

Lafayette Police are on the hunt for a suspect involved in a robbery shooting on Happiness Street. The alleged black suspect allegedly shot the 31 year-old victim at least three times, striking him once in the back and twice in his legs.
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That’s Lafayette Police Cpl. Paul Mouton. That investigation continues.
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There’s new numbers out from JMC Analytics and polling for the 6th Congrssional District, and the news is not too good for former governor Edwin Edwards, even though there seems to be a lot of support for the well-seasoned Democrat…
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That’s Pollster John Couvillion. He says, even though Republican Garrett Graves has agreed to debate Edwards, he thinks it will have little impact on the race.

That state’s tax amnesty plan is set to deliver $142 million dollars to the state, based on the current number of applications and settlements. Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols says, this is welcome news, since the state is facing some rather significant budget cutbacks this fiscal year, and some of that money will able to fill in the shortfall.