2:30 PM Newscast

Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider says his Holden-based production studio was seized because he’s a lot more of a storyteller than he is a businessman. Jeff Palermo has more.

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51-year-old Meshell Hale of Slaughter has pleaded not guilty to charges that she poisoned her boyfriend to collect on his $10,000 insurance policy.  Investigators initially thought 41-year-old Damien Skipper had died of a heart attack in 2015, but police determined Hale had researched barium poisoning and purchased the chemical prior to his death, prompting a re-examination of the body of the victim.

 

A single-vehicle crash on LA Hwy 135 in Franklin Parish on Sunday resulted in the death of a teenage driver and serious injuries to another teen. State Police Trooper Michael Reichardt says 16-year-old Angel Irwin of Winnsboro overcorrected and hit a tree.  Reichardt says regardless of the holiday season a crash like this is tragic…

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Gov. John Bel Edwards addressed the Baton Rouge Press Club today.  Among the topics of discussion, Edwards talked about legalizing sports betting in Louisiana. He says it will not lead to a major increase in state revenues, but it will allow our casinos to remain competitive

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