The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana has a new webpage that compiles information about parish efforts to collect and responsibly recycle or dispose of Christmas trees. CRCL spokesperson Jimmy Frederick says CRCL.org makes it easy to know when the trucks will be by to pick up your holiday evergreens.
The website notes the dates for pickups, along with drop-off deadlines.
Two people are dead following a quadruple shooting in St. James Parish. Authorities were dispatched on Christmas Eve to the Neighborhood Lounge on Main Street in Lutcher. One of the four that was hit died at the scene, while another died at a hospital. Sheriff Willy Martin described the scene as chaotic.
A strong cold front is heading towards Louisiana that will bring the potential for severe weather and the end to our mild temperatures. Jeff Palermo has the story…
It could be a hectic shopping week as the National Retail Federation says of the nearly 7,000 people surveyed, 51% say they’ll be out and about shopping through the end of the year. Spokesperson Katherine Cullen says the primary reason appears to be bargain hunters on a post-Christmas binge.