The Mardi Gras party in New Orleans will soon end. Based on the amount of grills along the St. Charles parade route everyone was fed well…
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In New Roads, nine people went to the hospital after a float in a parade crashed into a telephone pole. Officials say the pole crashed down on the roof of the float, causing it to collapse. Some of the riders were thrown off. One report says a person suffered a head injury, while another injured a leg.

The investigation continues into a fire that destroyed much of the Baldwin Police Department in St. Mary Parish. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says his deputies are still trying to determine how the blaze started….
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Browning says a prisoner in a holding cell suffered severe injuries from burns. There have been reports an inmate set himself on fire, but Browning can’t confirm that.

Chronic wasting disease in deer has been detected in Mississippi and Louisiana wildlife officials are concerned the fatal disease will end up in the Bayou State. A four-year-old buck was found dead of C-W-D near the Louisiana border. State Wildlife Veterinarian, Doctor Jim LaCour says East Carroll, Madison and Tensas parish landowners should curtail supplemental feeding of deer…
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C-W-D is similar to mad cow disease and deer infected with it can spread the disease even before symptoms develop.

Don’t forget tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. Offers-dot-com spokesperson Sarah Hollenbeck says based on their survey, many Louisiana couples do not have big plans tomorrow night…
cut 7 (10) “….romantic restaurant”