Folks in Louisiana are enjoying Mardi Gras Festivities, despite some rather cold conditions. Some revelers in New Orleans we spoke with say they aren’t going to let a little cold weather stop them…:
CUT 3 (08) “don’t hurt”
Many are saying this is the coldest Mardi Gras Day they can remember.

State Police say a train-truck crash in Desoto Parish has killed three men. Trooper Matt Harris says a group of oil field vehicles were on a private road yesterday afternoon when a truck, driven by 23-year-old John Watson of Centerville, approached some railroad tracks…
CUT 7 (10) “was too late”
The other two men are identified as 24-year-old Michael Ryder II of Goldonna and 35-year-old Herbert Barras III of Charenton.
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The investigation of a previous cold case in Washington Parish is back on in the brutal murder of a LaFourche Parish Man. Forty-six year-old Larkie Toups was killed on New Year’s Day in 2008. A female eyewitness to the brutal murder was arrested in 2013, and she’s still not identifying suspects. Chief Deputy Mike Haley says it’s a little tough, because there is still no body in the case…
CUT 11 (10) Q: ‘for his murder’
If you have any information, contact the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office.

It’s the one that got away from the LSU football, as Calvary Baptist 5 star quarterback Shea Patterson from Shreveport announces he will be going across the border to play for the Ole Miss Rebels next year. For the last two seasons, Patterson threw for over 5 thousand yards, 72 touchdowns with only 7 interceptions.