A helicopter crash during a training exercise over the Florida Panhandle has left eleven servicemen, including four soldiers from a Hammond, Louisiana based National Guard Unit, missing and presumed dead according to a Pentagon official. Search crews found debris from the aircraft early this morning and an Eglin Air Force base spokesman reports human remains have also been discovered. The names of the servicemen have not been released.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Bel Edwards has received the endorsement of the Louisiana AFL-CIO. The Louisiana AFL-CIO is made up of over 100,000 members statewide in both the public and private sector. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says if Edwards can capitalize on this endorsement and grab some others, it will make him a real player in the governor’s race…

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Pinsonat says endorsements like this for Edwards, will make it more difficult for another Democrat to enter the race.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says two men are cited for allegedly changing freshness dates on seafood packages. Spokesman Adam Einck says they found bags of mahi-mahi filets with a best by date of September 2013 that were being repackaged into bags with May 2016 best by dates. He says all of the fish was then taken by agents…

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26-year-old Seth Delaune and 49-year-old Thomas Smith are cited with misbranding seafood, but additional charges could be coming.

Effective this week, the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles will begin issuing a new format for all classes of Louisiana driver’s licences. State Police Sgt. Nick Manale says the new card looks drastically different…

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The updated credentials will be issued statewide within the next six to eight weeks.