Three people are missing after two towing vehicles collided in the Mississippi River near Destrehan Sunday morning. The collision caused one of the vessels to sink, and caused heavy damage to the other, with the incident shutting down a portion of the River for hours. One of the vessels also was carrying sulfuric acid, and released an unknown amount of the gas into the air after the collision.

Tax season is upon us and today is the first day you can file your 2019 taxes…

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The sports world mourns the passing of Kobe Bryant who died yesterday with his daughter in a helicopter crash.

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center is recruiting babies who are not breastfed to be part of the CONNECT research study.  Director of biomedical imaging Owen Carmichael says while breastfeeding is the way to provide a baby with the best possible nutrition…

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The study tests a conventional baby formula against an enhanced formula that has a greater number of certain nutrients.

New job numbers released by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics shows the Baton Rouge area has set a fourth consecutive nonfarm employment record in December 2019.  Louisiana Workforce Commission chief economist Ali Bustamante says 1,800 jobs have been added over the month.

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New Orleans gained 11,300 jobs over the year, and 2,100 jobs from November to December.