The Pelicans made a splash at the start of the NBA free agency last night by using their cap space on two widely respected veterans at positions of need.The team started the night by securing New Orleans’ best shooter since Peja Stojakovic, guard JJ Reddick. Reddick joins New Orleans on a two year contract and Locked on Pelicans Publisher Jake Madison says he’s exactly what the young team needed.
The team also traded for Utah center Derrick Favors, who’s likely to start for the team next year.
Two men are dead, a Barksdale Airman, and an alleged gunman following a break-in at a Shreveport home early Sunday morning. Caddo Parish Sheriff’s spokesperson Cindy Chadwick says there were five children in the home at the time of the break-in, ages 6 to 17.
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LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center has found that people who exercise regularly, but do not lose as much weight as expected are eating too much. Doctor Tim Church says 25-percent of the people in their study didn’t gain weight or put on extra pounds and he says it all comes down to how much you are eating…
In Lafayette, police are investigating a shooting that resulted in the death of a toddler. The incident happened around eight o’clock Sunday night and three adults at the home have been arrested at what this time is being ruled an accidental shooting. Lafayette Police spokesperson Corporal Bridgette Dugas says the three people have been charged with negligent homicide.
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