The world champion little league team from suburban New Orleans is back in town following their triumphant run that was capped with a 8-0 final win over Curacao. U.S. House Minority Whip and Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise says the team is one the state can be proud of.
President Trump has extended an invitation for the team to visit the White House.
Researchers are testing the boundaries of just how far north sugarcane can grow at the Dean Lee Research Center outside Alexandria. Currently, the farthest north commercial sugarcane is grown is in Lecompte, a few miles south of Dean Lee. LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Ken Gravois says it’s remarkable it’s moved that far inland…
Sugarcane prices are considered more stable than grain and soybeans.
A Caddo Parish first-grader admits to starting a church fire in Vivian. The child told investigators he found a lighter in the parking lot, and played around with it after sneaking into a closed church. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says the child insisted on having no ill will or issues with the church or its congregation.
Cut 10 (08) “…matches and lighters.”
Due to the suspect’s age, no arrest was made.
State Police believe an impaired driver caused a wreck that killed a motorcyclist from Vidalia early Sunday morning in Concordia Parish. Trooper Scott Moreau says 63-year-old Veria Coleman of Jonesville crossed the center line on U-S Highway 84 and hit a couple of motorcyclists
Cut 12 (10) “…the motorcycles”
The deceased motorcyclist is identified as 22-year-old Cody McClung. There were five additional injuries and they were transported to an area hospital.