The video of a 7-year-old girl’s tearful reaction to tight end Jimmy Graham getting traded to Seattle has gone viral. Michelle Southern reports…:
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We’re learning more about the deputy US Marshal who was fatally shot yesterday in East Baton Rouge Parish. Michelle Southern reports…:
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A blackhawk helicopter crash during a training exercise over the Florida Panhandle has left eleven servicemen missing and presumed dead, including four soldiers from a Hammond based National Guard Unit. Eglin Air Force Base spokesperson Amy Parr says two helicopters took off from the Destin airport to perform a training mission…
The other seven servicemen on the helicopter were Marines assigned to Fort LaJeune, North Carolina. Louisiana National Guard Col. Pete Schneider says the two helicopters used in last night’s training mission were from their facility in Hammond…
It has been reported that human remains have also been found. Parr says the investigation is continuing to determine why the helicopter crashed…
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Jamie Croom, the New Roads man accused of killing three people including a US deputy marshal, has died from injuries suffered during a shootout with authorities yesterday in Baton Rouge. East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner, Dr. Beau Clark, says the exchange of gunfire in the attempt to arrest Croom has now claimed two lives…
US deputy marshal, 27-year-old Josie Wells, died yesterday as a result of the shootout with Croom. Authorities were attempting to arrest Croom for a double murder that took place last month in Pointe Coupee Parish. Clark says an autopsy will be performed on Wells today…
Clark says an autopsy on Croom will be performed this afternoon or early tomorrow. He says the death of Wells is unfortunate as he was just doing his job trying to keep the public safe…
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The video of a 7-year-old girl’s tearful reaction to tight end Jimmy Graham getting traded to Seattle has gone viral. The child, Lexia Woods, was devastated at what was one of the most surprising moves of the start of NFL free agency on Tuesday and her mother, Ashley Ann Woods, got it on video…:
Woods’ family now lives in South Carolina. She says her husband is overseas serving in Afghanistan and when they were based in New Orleans, Lexia was born and became a huge Saints fan and Jimmy Graham was her favorite player. Mom says her young Who Dat loyal is feeling better today…:
cut 10 (10) “well loved there”
Woods says she sends a lot of videos of their daughter to her husband while he is serving his tour. She says she found out about Graham before picking Lexia up from school yesterday and that’s when she broke the news…:
cut 11 (10) “see this (laughter)”
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Payscale-dot-com’s ranks Louisiana Tech number one in the state in overall Return of Investment for both in-state and out-of-state students. This is the second straight year that Tech has received the top ranking in Louisiana. University spokesman Dave Guerin says the school puts an emphasis high quality education…
In addition, Louisiana Tech ranks number 13 in the nation in highest annual percent ROI for students living on-campus and receiving financial aid. Guerin explains how Payscale calculates their college ROI…
cut 13 (06) “a given university”
Guerin says this is a great accomplishment and it shows Louisiana Tech provides students with marketable skills to go into a company and make an impact…
cut 14 (08) “respective industries”
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