Public memorials for former Governor Kathleen Blanco begin tomorrow in Baton Rouge. The state’s first elected female governor died Sunday. Her leadership was questioned during Hurricane Katrina, but in an interview to mark the 10-year anniversary of the storm, Blanco told the Louisiana Radio Network the storm overwhelmed the state’s capabilities
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The first service happens tomorrow at 10AM at St. Joseph Cathedral.
Attorney General Jeff Landry says the reported armed intruder was actually one of his officers who was on campus to instruct students about social media responsibility. The alert message of “Run, Hide, Fight” left many people shaken. LSU spokesperson Ernie Ballard says it’s encouraged by the federal Homeland Security department.
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A company that employs 750 people in Minden is threatening to relocate to east Texas if the state does not upgrade several bridges in the area that have structural problems. Fibrebond builds huge structures that can measure 16 by 75 feet and weigh 150,000 pounds, making them ineligible to cross de-rated bridges. Department of Transportation spokesperson Rodney Mallett…
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Fibrebond is a Louisiana owned and operated company that’s been open for the last 37 years.
St. Landry Parish Sheriffs are trying to identify a body they discovered left just off Highway 10 in the Beggs area. Authorities say it appears to be an African American female in her early 20s. Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says the cause of death is unknown at this time, but the body did have one specific identifying item.
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Foul play is suspected and hey believe he woman had been dead for four to five days.