Louisiana is one of the few states that automatically tried 17-year-old suspects as adults, but that changes Friday. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The Bonnet Carre Spillway opens tomorrow for the third time in four years to siphon water off the Mississippi River following an unprecedented wet winter. The decision to open the spillway was made when the river rose 11 feet, high enough to force levee inspections. Heavy rainfall in the Ohio River Valley has the Mississippi River above 15 and a half feet and rising toward the 17-foot height that levees are designed to handle.
Online dating is alive and well in many parts of the country, but there is bad news for those looking for love in the bayou state. According to research conducted by ATTSavings.com, of all of fifty states and Washington DC, Louisiana ranks last for online dating. Alec Sears of Att Savings.com says Louisiana’s violent crime rate, STD rates and gender rates put Louisiana in last place.
Acadiana based Bayou Teche Brewing has a Cajun concoction on their hands with the creation of a breakfast stout brewed with boudin, coffee, and maple syrup. Founder Karlos Knott says like most good ideas, the plan started with a few drinks to get the team in the right frame of mind to think up their next great beer. The owner says they’ve been wanting to take on a breakfast stout, but wanted do it with a bayou twist.