6:00 newscast 02/15/2018

 

Three Central Louisiana restaurants have been caught selling swai (Suh-why) fish, passing it off as catfish.  Jeff Palermo says they were all owned by the same people…

Cut 1 (31) “I’m Jeff Palermo”

The Louisiana Department of Health is extending its free flu shot drive after initially planning to end the program Monday. Immunization Director Dr. Frank Welch says they were excited to extend the program after a very successful two week run.

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The shots are available at LDH parish health clinics, and free to the public,

A series of Mardi Gras day shootings in New Orleans left three dead and five injured. None of the shootings occurred on an active parade route. New Orleans Police Superintendent Michael Harrison says the shootings shouldn’t mar an otherwise positive carnival season.

Cut 10 (11) “greater intensity.”

Shreveport Police are looking for a man who is robbing elderly women and assaulting them with a baseball bat.  The robberies started in late January and have continued since.  Detective Richard Turpen says since the attacks started, police have become more concerned since the suspect has been acting more aggressive…

Cut 13 (08)  “on foot.”

Turpen says a few of the victims have been able to describe their attacker, but the description police are working with isn’t much since the attacks are from behind…