An investigation is underway into yesterday’s fatal plane crash in Jackson Parish that killed three people. The victims have been identified as Chris Mudd and Wade Williams of Shreveport-Bossier, and the pilot was Robert Gilliam of Minden. They took off from Jackson, Mississippi and they were heading to Shreveport when their small Cessna crashed into a logging business north of Chathman.

A Mardi Gras ball at the L’auberge Casino in Lake Charles is thought to be the epicenter of a norovirus outbreak that’s infected dozens…
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Plaquemine Democrat Chad Brown will serve as the chairman of the House insurance committee, a committee expected to be very busy during the session with bills aimed at lowering auto insurance rates. Brown expects to tackle insurance companies’ consideration of a driver’s credit.
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Alexandria Senator Jay Luneau has filed legislation that would prevent insurance companies from calculating insurance rates based on credit score.

Three suspects tied to a double fatal shooting in Natchitoches last week are now behind bars. Natchitoches Police Officer John Greely says 22-year-old Jaleel Tousant was the final suspect apprehended on Wednesday night…
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The other two men facing first-degree murder charges are 17-year-old Daerion Latchie and 21-year-old Jessie James Petite.