This evening kicks off the beginning of the long Thanksgiving weekend, and State Police are reminding everyone that they are actively participating in the “Click it or Ticket” campaign. Trooper Jared Sandifer says…
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Replicas of the Christoper Columbus’ ships, the Nina and Pinta, are on display in Houma. Scott Carwile has more…
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Governor Jindal’s office announced today that a new canning plant will be built in Lake Providence. Which is great news for an area struggling with unemployment and poverty. The manufacturing facility will produce tomatoes, relishes and other sauces and employ 24 full-time workers. Census data shows that 45-percent of the people in East Carroll Parish live below the poverty line.

State Fire Marshal Butch Browning hopes safety is on your mind during the Thanksgiving holdiay. 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 really want fried turkey, Browning suggests you buy a fried turkey from a commercial kitchen.