New Orleans police are calling this year’s Mardi Gras a rousing success despite a violent Fat Tuesday. Kelley Ray has the story.
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.
This year’s flu shot has been criticized for having a potentially lower than normal effectiveness. Welch says despite some claims to the contrary, getting the flu shot is still a great idea.
Three central Louisiana restaurants have been caught selling swai (Suh-why) fish, passing it off as catfish. LDWF spokesperson Adam Einck (i-Nic) says the managers at Rosie Joe’s and Debarge’s Crawfish in Alexandria and Crazy Cajun in Tioga were cited after the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries was tipped off…
Einck (i-nic) says Pineville residents Robert Fant, Mollie McDowell and Michael Rhodes were cited for selling swai fish as catfish…
Crazy Cajun’s posted an apology on its web site saying they unknowingly said Asian catfish was regular catfish.
The swai (suh-why) fish comes from Asia and is also known as shark catfish. Einck (i-NIC)says some restaurants choose to use swai fish because it’s cheaper to buy than catfish…
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…
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…
Turpen says until this perpetrator is caught, women, especially the elderly that he is targeting, need to be extra aware and to not become distracted…
Anyone with information leading to the arrest of the robber can call Crime Stoppers at 318-673-7373 or use their app P-3-Tips.