The latest states to have a federal judge rule their gay marriage bans violated the US Constitution are Mississippi and Arkansas. Both rulings came down yesterday. But Loyola University law professor Dane Ciolino says because there are conflicting rulings from various federal judges and appellate courts, the Supreme Court will be forced to make a ruling..

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U-S District Judge Martin Feldman upheld Louisiana’s gay marriage ban with a ruling he made in September.

This weekend Louisiana highways will be filled with holiday travelers, shoppers or those heading to or returning from big college and high school football games. State Police Trooper Jared Sandifer is reminding motorists to make smart decisions behind the wheel…

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Unfortunately, Sandifer says State Police has already investigated about a dozen fatal crashes since last weekend.

In an effort to help reduce customer’s monthly energy use, Cleco is now offering an energy efficiency program. Spokesperson Robbyn Cooper says says there are many features to this program and more information can be found on Cleco’s website. She says the process will start with a free energy assessment…

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The program is available to all of Cleco’s 284,000 customers in Louisiana.

State Fire Marshal Butch Browning hopes safety is on your mind as you get ready to cook the family Thanksgiving feast. Browning says one specific hazard where they see a lot of house fires is the outdoor frying of turkeys. He says a main factor in fires involving fried turkeys is having your cooking apparatus too close to your home…

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If you are really wanting a fried turkey and don’t want to accidentally cause a fire, Browning suggests you buy a fried turkey from a commercial kitchen.