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 One of the shootings getting the most attention occurred on St. Charles Avenue after two men got caught up in an altercation. Harrison says it’s the kind of incident that could happen at any time of the year.

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Harrison says despite Tuesday’s shootings, there’s been a decrease in violence in the city thanks to increased police efforts.

Three central Louisiana restaurants have been caught selling swai (Suh-why) fish, passing it off as catfish. LDWF spokesperson Adam Einck (I-ke) 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. The (suh-why) swai fish comes from Asia and is also known as shark catfish. Officials say some restaurants choose to use swai fish because it’s cheaper to buy than catfish…

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None of the stores were shut down.  Selling (Suh-why) swai fish as catfish can bring a fine of up to 950-dollars and up to four months in jail. Crazy Cajun posted an apology on it’s web-site this morning.

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 until this perpetrator is caught, women, especially the elderly that he is targeting, need to be extra aware and to not become distracted…

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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.

Lafayette State representative Nancy Landry is proposing a bill for the March 12^th legislative session that will put some longer teeth in louisiana’s hazing laws. Currently a one hundred dollar fine and 30 days in jail is the maximum fine. Landry want’s to increase non-violent hazing to 1000 dollars or six months in jail. In the event of bodily harm up to 10 thousand and five years in jail.

Criminal law watchdogs say they wlll reserve judgement until they see the entire bill.