21-year-old Holden Matthews of Opelousas has been arrested in the fires that destroyed three black Louisiana churches over a 10-day span. The first church to burn down was the St. Mary Baptist Church in Port Barre on March 26. Two more churches were torched in early April in Opelousas. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning credits solid law enforcement work for making an arrest…
cut 7 (08) “….is a suspect”
Matthews is a son of a St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s deputy.

A study from the Spectrum Gaming Group says two Bossier City riverboat casinos should move and recommended that Boomtown should re-locate to the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain and Diamond Jacks should find a spot in northeast Louisiana. Louisiana Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Jones…
cut 15 (09) “…like that”

Nearly three quarters of Louisianans approve of Governor Edwards’ Medicaid expansion according to the latest edition of the 2019 Louisiana Survey. Matt Doyle has more…
Cut 2 (30) “I’m Matt Doyle.”

Walmart says they will spend 73-million dollars this year remodeling 15 of their stores in Louisiana. Company spokesperson Anne Hatfield says grocery store pick up will also be expanded…
cut 5 (07) “…customers love it”
Stores in Minden, Natchitoches and Leesville are among that will be remodeled.