Two children were killed and three others injured when a mobile home in Washington Parish went up in flames during the overnight hours. State Fire Marshal spokesperson Butch Browning says they are still trying to determine a cause…
cut 4 (13) “…at this point”
Authorities have not released the identity of the victims, but we do know a 10-year-old girl and six year old boy perished in the fire.

Lobbying from the Saints has convinced NFL owners to let coaches challenge pass interference calls and non P-I calls starting next season. New Orleans Coach Sean Payton…
cut 7 (08) “…good about that”
Payton pushed for expanded replay use after the refs failed to call pass interference on the Rams in the NFC title game. The Bengals were the only team to vote against the instant replay change.

20-year-old Elias Smallsreed is locked up following a multi-parish police pursuit on I-10 yesterday that ended in Baton Rouge when the suspect crashed into several cars. State Police spokesperson Tayler Scrantz says the wild episode started when a trooper attempted to make a traffic stop on Smallsreed’s vehicle…
Cut 9 (08) “…into Ascension Parish.”
Scrantz says Smallsreed drove back into E-B-R, where he was finally nabbed near the I-10 Mississippi River Bridge. He faces numerous charges and police believe he was impaired.

The Bipartisan Policy Center has completed an extensive study on the opioid epidemic in Louisiana and how federal funds are used to combat it. Chief medical adviser Anand Parekh says more can be done to address the addiction problem involving prisoners…
cut 15 (10) “….re-entry”