The family of a Southern University student who died as the result of an alleged hazing ritual earlier this year, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Omega Psi Phi.  Investigators have said 20 year old Caleb Wilson died after being repeatedly punched in the chest. His family claims fraternity members lied about what happened, and that delayed medical treatment.

An Amite man pleaded guilty to first-degree murder charges in the death of a 35-year-old woman and her four-year-old daughter. Prosecutors say Daniel Callihan stabbed to death Callie Brunett 50-times in Loranger in June of 2024 and took her girls to Hinds County, Mississippi. That’s where four-year-old Erin Brunett was found dead. District Attorney Scott Perrilloux says Callihan will serve two life sentences with no possibility of parole…

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Callihan is expected to plead guilty on Monday to state charges in Mississippi.
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Early voting in the New Orleans mayoral election begins today. Andrew Greenstein reports it could be a runaway.

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Today is National Seat Check Saturday, and the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission is has nine free child safety seat inspection stations around the state till noon today. State director for the Louisiana Passenger Safety Task Force,  Bridget Gardner…

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An Amite pleads guilty to first-degree murder charges in the deaths of 35-year-old Callie Brunette and her four-year-old daughter Erin.  Prosecutors say Daniel Callihan stabbed to Callie Brunett 50-times in Loranger in June of 2024 and took her girls, to Hinds County, Mississippi, where little Erin was found dead. With the guilty plea, Callihan avoids the death penalty. District Attorney Scott Perrilloux…

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Today is National Seat Check Saturday, which is why the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission has nine free child safety seat inspection stations around the state from nine to noon. Bridget Gardner, the state director for the Louisiana Passenger Safety Task Force says if you show up to one of these stations and you’re found to have an improper seat, you might be able to obtain a proper one right then and there.

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Early voting began today in the New Orleans mayoral election. UNO Political Science Professor Ed Chervenak says while Helena Moreno, who’s the current president of the New Orleans City Council, is resonating with voters, State Senator Royce Duplessis and Councilman Oliver Thomas seem to be having less success winning them over.

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In today’s SEC showdown between 4th ranked LSU and 13th ranked Ole Miss, the Tigers’ defense will be tested. Last time the Tigers played Ole Miss in Oxford, LSU’s defense surrendered a program worst 707 yards of offense. ESPN analyst and former LSU defensive tackle Booger McFarland says he has a lot more confidence in this 2025 squad.

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Kick-off today is set for 2:30

If you have a “baby on board,” take a few minutes to check on the installation of your child safety seat as the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission has nine free safety seat inspection stations around the state from nine to noon. Bridget Gardner, the state director for the Louisiana Passenger Safety Task Force, says an improperly installed seat is as dangerous as a no child seat at all and…

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Early voting began today in the New Orleans mayoral election. UNO Political Science Professor Ed Chervenak says Helena Moreno has such a big lead in the polls that the other two major candidates in the race, Royce Duplessis and Oliver Thomas, are just hoping to get the race to a runoff.

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Early voting ends next Saturday.

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A Tangipahoa Parish man has been sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for killing a Loranger mother and her daughter in June of 2024. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The LSU Tigers are in Oxford to take on the Rebels of Ole Miss whose rush defense is 120^th in the nation.  There are reports that LSU’s leading rusher Caden Durham is doubtful for this game. ESPN analyst and former LSU defensive tackle Booger McFarland says the Tigers must run the ball efficiently.

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Early voting in the New Orleans mayoral election begins today. Andrew Greenstein reports it could be a runaway.

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The family of a Southern University student who died as the result of an alleged hazing ritual earlier this year, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Omega Psi Phi.  Investigators have said 20 year old Caleb Wilson died after being repeatedly punched in the chest. His family claims fraternity members lied about what happened, and that delayed medical treatment.
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An Amite man pleaded guilty to first-degree murder charges in the death of a 35-year-old woman and her four-year-old daughter. Prosecutors say Daniel Callihan stabbed to death Callie Brunett 50-times in Loranger in June of 2024 and took her girls to Hinds County, Mississippi. That’s where four-year-old Erin Brunett was found dead. District Attorney Scott Perrilloux says Callihan will serve two life sentences with no possibility of parole…

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Today is National Seat Check Saturday, and the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission is has nine free child safety seat inspection stations around the state from nine to noon. Bridget Gardner, the state director for the Louisiana Passenger Safety Task Force, says the vast majority of parents fail to properly install child safety seats.

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You can find those locations at Louisiana Radio Network. com

The state is moving closer to its goal of having 60-percent of adults hold an educational credential beyond a high school diploma. Dr. Tristan Denley is the deputy commissioner for Academic Affairs and Innovation at the Board of Regents and says Louisiana has a variety of programs and initiatives working to make it happen by 20-30. Denly says it starts with improving overall student success and expanding education and training for adults.

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Louisiana is in the midst of another industrial construction boom, and that could lead to a population boom. Leaders for a Better Louisiana says six megaprojects are driving construction activity and will bring in more people. CEO Adam Knapp…

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The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is in serious financial pinch.  U-L’s Interim President revealed a 25 million dollar structural deficit yesterday, requiring substantial cuts to balance.  According to a report by The Current in Lafayette Interim President Jaimie Hebert says after weeks of work university officials have agreed to reduce spending by 10% across most divisions, identifying as much as 15-million dollars in budget savings in what he calls Phase 1 of the plan to fix the deficit.

National Hunting and Fishing Day is tomorrow, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is holding a celebration at four locations across the state… Baton Rouge, Woodworth, Haughton, and Monroe.  LDWF spokesman Trey Iles says there will be shooting ranges and young anglers attending the Baton Rouge event can enter a free fishing contest.

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For more information on National Hunting and Fishing Day Activities, go to LDWF’s Facebook page.

Louisiana is in the midst of another industrial construction boom — and Andrew Greenstein reports that could lead to a population boom.

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A man in Lake Charles was sentenced yesterday to three consecutive life terms for raping children in the 1990s.  61-year-old Choy Van Leo was arrested last may after twenty years on the run. Calcasieu authorities say Van Leo either raped or molested seven children, between the ages of 4 and 12 years old, from 1992 until 2000.

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The City of Shreveport is teaming up with rapper 50 Cent to revitalize the downtown area. 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, is looking to establish a new entertainment district in downtown Shreveport that would be financed with a two-percent sales tax collected inside the specific zone being revitalized. Mayor Tom Arceneaux says everyone will benefit in the end.

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Louisiana has set a goal of having 60 percent of its residents credentialed beyond a high school diploma.  And The Board of Regents says, since last year, that number is up a full percentage point to 52.5 percent. Dr Christian Denley is the deputy commissioner for Academic Affairs and Innovation and says those with higher credentials will make significantly higher salaries than those without.

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Louisiana is in the midst of another industrial construction boom, and that could lead to a growth in population.  Leaders for a Better Louisiana says six megaprojects are driving construction activity. CEO Adam Knapp says between now and 2030, there will consistently be about ten-thousand people working on projects that include the Meta Data Center in Richland Parish and the Hyundai steel plant in Ascension Parish.

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The state is moving closer to its goal of having an educational attainment rate of 60-percent. The Board of Regents says it’s currently 52.5 percent, more than a full percentage point higher than last year. The education attainment rate is the proportion of people between the ages of 25 and 64 that have a credential beyond a high school diploma. Dr. Tristan Denley…

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Louisiana’s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is hosting National Hunting and Fishing Day across the state tomorrow.  Andre Champagne has the story.

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An investigation is underway after a suspect died while in the custody of the Allen Parish Sheriff’s Office yesterday.  Louisiana State Police say they got the request to investigate the incident just before noon yesterday. We’re told APSO responded to a disturbance at a home in Kinder where the suspect was taken into custody. We’re told the suspect later showed signs of medical distress, and was taken to the hospital, where they died.

Louisiana continues to make progress towards its goal of having six out of every 10 working adults having a credential beyond a high school diploma. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is in serious financial pinch.  U-L’s Interim President revealed a 25 million dollar structural deficit yesterday.  According to a report by The Current in Lafayette Interim President Jaimie Hebert says university officials have agreed to reduce spending by 10% across most divisions, identifying as much as 15-million dollars in budget savings so far.

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The City of Shreveport is teaming up with rapper 50 Cent to revitalize the downtown area. 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, is looking to establish a new entertainment district in Shreveport that would be financed with a two-percent sales tax collected inside the specific zone being revitalized. Mayor Tom Arceneaux says even businesses outside the zone will benefit, even though they won’t be eligible for funding.

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National Hunting and Fishing Day is tomorrow, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is holding a celebration at four locations where attendees can try their skills at the shooting ranges, fishing ponds and boating activities. LDWF spokesman Trey Iles…

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This Wednesday marks the 20^th anniversary of Hurricane Rita. That storm, which came on the heels of Hurricane Katrina, hit category five intensity before making landfall in Johnson’s Bayou near the Texas border as a category three hurricane. J.C. Falcon was an air personality on KTDY-FM in Lafayette at the time, says one thing that made him realize how bad of a storm Rita was, was what he saw eight miles in from Vermilion Bay.

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Construction of a 17-point-five billion dollar liquefied natural gas facility in Calcasieu Parish is already underway.  The project by Australian-based Woodside Energy calls for the construction of three LNG trains with the first set for completion in 2029. Chief Operating Officer Daniel Kalms says they already have nine-hundred people working at the site and the construction workforce will grow to 44-hundred.

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Shreveport is getting a new pickleball park; but as Andrew Greenstein reports, this won’t be just any pickleball park.

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Tragedy in Webster Parish over the weekend as a fishing accident left two people dead near a boat launch on Dorcheat Bayou. Sheriff’s officials there say evidence at the scene indicated that one person fell from a chair into the water, the other went in to try and save the other, though they don’t know who went in first. The victims are identified as 54 year old Annie Ruth Buggs and 41 year old Deandrea Perez Ford.

Australian based Woodside Energy will be a major employer for southwest Louisiana for decades to come. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Shreveport Police are still looking for suspects in a weekend shooting that left two people dead and six others injured during a mass shooting early Saturday morning.  It happened during a block party in the Allendale neighborhood in what authorities believe was a targeted attack.  Investigators believe multiple shooters were involved.

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Wednesday will mark the 20th anniversary of another devastating hurricane – Hurricane Rita. The storm reached the maximum intensity of Category Five before weakening to Category Three when it made landfall in Johnson’s Bayou, near the Texas border, on September 24th, 2005. J.C. Falcon was an air personality on KTDY-FM in Lafayette at the time – he says two of his brothers had major water damage in their homes.

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Falcon says while many people, including his brothers, were determined to stay in the area because that’s their home, others ended up moving out permanently.

A new pickleball park is coming to southeastern Caddo Parish. Stacey Brown, the executive director of Visit Shreveport-Bossier, says the sport is pretty popular and even before construction has begun, organizations are already making travel plans to Shreveport to hold pickleball tournaments.

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