15:30 LRN Newscast Feb 1

Accused killer Dakota Theriot declined to fight extradition back to Louisiana during a hearing in Virginia today. He faces five counts of first-degree murder for allegedly killing his parents in Ascension and three others in Livingston Parish. Legal analyst Tim Meche…
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A court-appointed attorney in Virginia said that Theriot drove to Virginia so that he can hug and kiss his two aunts and grandmother goodbye.

Pelcians All-Star Forward Anthony Davis says he’s given the New Orleans franchise all that he can and it’s time to move on. Davis did not give a timetable on when he would like to be traded and didn’t provide any preferred destinations. He says if not traded this year, he’ll suit up for the Pels when his injured finger heals…
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The NBA trade deadline is Thursday.

Louisiana movers and shakers in politics and business are in the nation’s capitol for Washington D.C. Mardi Gras. DC Mardi Gras King Ray Brandt says there’s a packed schedule of events
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Brandt says both Democrats and Republicans can agree that D-C Mardi Gras is a good time.

A Cajun groundhog will give his prediction on how long Spring will be during a ceremony Saturday morning in downtown New Iberia. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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