LSU senior linebacker Michael Divinity will play in the national championship game against Clemson. Divinity has missed the last six games because he reportedly violated team rules. In five games, Divinity has three sacks and Coach Ed Orgeron expects his role in the title game will be to rush the passer
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Orgeron also expects running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire will be full strength by the time the title game comes around and Coach O is hopeful Damien Lewis will be healthy by January 13th. Lewis hurt his ankle on Saturday, but Ed Ingram and Adrian Magee played well at guard in Lewis’ absence.

Tonight at the Superdome it’s the Sugar Bowl as Georgia battles Baylor. Bulldogs running back D’Andre Swift is questionable with a shoulder injury.

The Saints will bring a three-game winning streak into Sunday’s Wild Card playoff game against the Vikings. Offensive tackle Ryan Ramczyk says there’s still room for improvement…
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The Vikings are 10-and-6 and since 2013, six seeds in the playoffs that have ten wins are six-and-two. So we’ll see what happens at noon on Sunday in the Superdome.

In college basketball tomorrow, Louisiana and ULM seek their first wins in the Sun Belt this year. The Warhawks host Troy, while the Cajuns face South Alabama.

Southeastern Louisiana hosts one of the top teams in the Southland Stephen F Austin tomorrow afternoon. Incarnate Word is at Nicholls, while Northwestern State is at Corpus Christi and McNeese hosts Sam Houston.

The National Transportation Safety Board Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg says they hope to have a preliminary report on last Saturday’s fatal plane crash in Lafayette in about two weeks, but the investigation will last much longer than that…
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The N-T-S-B has video of the crash and they are asking for anyone with audio of the plane to come forward.

128 officers were killed in the line of duty this year, including four in Louisiana. National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund CEO Marcia Ferranto says the 128 is an 18-percent decline from last year…
cut 10 (09) “…also helped”
Shreveport police officer Chateri Payne and Mandeville Police Captain Vincent Liberto were fatally shot. Baton Rouge Police Officer Shane Totty died in a motorcycle accident. E-B-R Sheriff’s Deputy Steven Whitstine died from congestive heart failure before crashing.

Cops will flood the roads tonight ahead of a holiday that is known for late-night celebrating…
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Nine people have died from six home fires in north Louisiana this month. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says most of the fatalities followed a similar pattern…
Cut 4 (12) “…unsafely.”
And tonight we are expecting another chilly night, so follow safety precautions when using a space heater.

The investigation into Saturday’s fatal plane crash in Lafayette is in the early stages and investigators are not ruling anything in or ruling anything out as far as a cause. N-T-S-B Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg says the four corners of the plane were found at the crash site…
cut 14 (08) “…mid-air”
He says the flaps were up, which suggests the plane was not preparing to land.

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund says 128 officers died in the line of duty over the past year, an 18-percent decrease from 2018.The Fund’s CEO Marcia Ferranto says there were four officer deaths in Louisiana…
cut 9 (09) “…physical related death”
Shreveport police officer Chateri Payne and Mandeville Police Captain Vincent Liberto were fatally shot. Baton Rouge Police Officer Shane Totty died in a motorcycle accident. East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Deputy Steven Whitstine died from congestive heart failure before crashing.

State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says nine people have died in six different home fires in north Louisiana this month. Browning says it’s important to note that these fatal fires have been disproportionately impacting some of society’s most vulnerable…
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If you need help purchasing a smoke alarm, visit l-a-s-f-m-dot-org.

State Police will be out in force tonight hunting drunk drivers on one of the biggest party nights of the year. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Executive Director Lisa Freeman says drunk driving crashes spike in the 100 hours before New Years, with 74 injuries and two deaths from drunk crashes last year.
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Funeral services have been set for four of the five victims in Saturday’s fatal plane crash in Lafayette. A joint funeral will be held Thursday for Gretchen Vincent and her 15-year-old son Walker in Lafayette. Ian Biggs was the pilot, his funeral will be Saturday in Lafayette and funeral services for sports reporter Carley McCord is set for Saturday in Baton Rouge.

A rash of home fires in north Louisiana has claimed nine lives in December, two of the victims ran back into their burning homes…
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Police will be on the look out for drunk drivers on this New Year’s eve. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission executive director Lisa Freeman says the public can help, by reporting to authorities if they see someone driving dangerously…
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Freeman says impaired drivers that are caught will go to jail.

A 35-year-old Crowley man has been charged with felony hit and run. Crowley Police Chief Jimmy Broussard says they believe Justin Duhon was the driver of the pickup truck that struck a 10-year-old riding his bike and then fled the scene. Broussard says a woman reportedly in the car with Duhon at the time of the incident provided the tip they needed…
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State Police arrested Duhon in New Orleans. At last report the child was in critical but stable condition.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators have security footage of the plane involved in Saturday’s crash that killed five in Lafayette as it was coming down from the clouds. Lead investigator Dr. Jennifer Rodi is asking anyone that may have cameras within the vicinity of the crash to come forward.
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N-T-S-B is not ruling out anything when it comes to possible causes into the crash.

A Crowley man, 35-year-old Justin Duhon, is charged with a felony for a Sunday afternoon hit-and-run that put a 10-year-old in a Baton Rouge hospital. Crowley Police Chief Jimmy Broussard…
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Authorities tracked down Duhon in Orleans Parish.

We are anticipating a chilly New Year’s Eve night which is concerning to State Fire Marshal Butch Browning, who says eight people have died in home fires in north Louisiana over the last three weeks. Two of the fatalities were the result of people running back into their homes after they already escaped. Browning says if you’re lucky enough to get out, stay out…
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45-year-old Christy Parker died Christmas Eve in Benton after running back into her home to save her dog.

Law enforcement will try to avoid investigating crashes involving drunk drivers tonight. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission is pushing an aggressive anti-drunk driving campaign…
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That’s commission executive director Lisa Freeman, who says during last year’s New Year’s Eve holiday period, two people were killed and 74 injured in alcohol-related crashes on Louisiana roads.

National Transportation Safety Board officials are asking for the public’s help in the investigation into the plane crash that killed five people in Lafayette Saturday. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The medical director of the Lourdes Burn Unit in Lafayette says there is a long recovery ahead for the lone plane crash survivor, Wade Berzas. He’s in critical condition with burns over 75-percent of his body.

Crowley police have charged 35-year-old Justin Duhon with Felony Hit and Run. Authorities say Duhon’s pickup truck hit a 10-year-old boy who was riding a bike he just received for Christmas…
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That’s Crowley Police Chief Jimmy Broussard, who says the child is in critical, but stable condition at a Baton Rouge hospital. Duhon was arrested in New Orleans. That’s where he fled after hitting the child.

State Police will be out in force tonight hunting drunk drivers on one of the biggest party nights of the year. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Executive Director Lisa Freeman says drunk driving crashes spike in the 100 hours before New Years, with 74 injuries and two deaths from drunk crashes last year.
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