The National Weather Service says it was an EF 3 tornado with an estimated peak wind of 145 miles per hour that hit Ruston early Thursday morning, killing two people. Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker says the biggest immediate concern is restoring the power by the end of the weekend and also getting trees off of homes…
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CS Ross with the National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Ruston traveled seven miles with a width of one-thousand yards. Ross says it was one of eight tornadoes that impacted parts of Texas and Louisiana Wednesday night/ Thursday morning and they are looking to see if the storm system also spawned a tornado in Arkansas…
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The two people who died in Thursday’s twister that struck Ruston have been identified as 35-year-old Kendra Butler and her 14-year-old son Remington.

A bill to legalize the delivery of low content alcohol passes committee and is headed to the House. Matt Doyle talked to the bill sponsor.
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Bond has been set at 322-thousand dollars for Cajun Cannabis owner Travis DeYoung. He’s facing 17 counts of drug and weapon charges. The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s office arrested DeYoung during a traffic stop and CBD oil, gummies and mints were allegedly found in his vehicle. DeYoung’s CBD store on Johnston Street opened last weekend.