Marksville continues to mourn the deaths of five children from their Avoyelles Parish town. They were among the seven dead in last week’s fiery crash on a Florida Highway. A candlelight vigil is planned for 5:30 today at Marksville High School’s football field. The children ranged in age from 14 to 9.  Marksville Mayor John Lemoine says he knew four of the five children that died in the fiery crash.
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Former Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider has opened up about why his production studio in Holden was seized by the Livingston Parish Sheriff, saying plainly, that it’s his fault for not making the mortgage payments on the property. Schneider, who played Bo Duke on the hit show from 79-85, says he wants to make it clear that unlike many plots from Dukes, the seizure was not some nefarious, underhanded scheme from the local sheriff.
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The 57 acre property will be up for auction on January 16.

The U.S. Surgeon General has declared teen vaping an epidemic as an estimated 2.1 million middle and high school students use the electronic cigarettes. Assistant State Health Officer, Dr. Joseph Kanter, says just because it’s not a traditional cigarette, doesn’t mean it’s good for your health, particularly if you’re young.

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Kanter says it’s also troubling to see e-cigarette companies target young people in their advertising.