The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for much of north and central Louisiana. It begins tonight and ends tomorrow morning. There’s the potential of light snowfall, with the possibility of an inch or more of snow, closer to the Mississippi State line. Mario Valverde says there’s also the potential for hazardous travel conditions…
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To get updates on road conditions you can go to 5-1-1, L-A-dot-org. State transportation spokesperson Erin Buchanan says they’ll have crews on the roadways tonight and tomorrow morning looking for troubled spots….
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Senator John Kennedy says he supports President Trump’s pick to be the next U-S Attorney General. Kennedy says William Barr understand law, has integrity and good judgment.

A judge rules that a former LSU frat member will have to turn over his cellphone pass code in the suspected hazing death case of Max Gruver…
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Virginia authorities have set an extradition hearing for Friday for 21-year-old Dakota Theriot. He’s accused of killing five people, including his parents in Ascension Parish on Saturday.

Avoyelles Parish deputes arrested 60-year-old Bruce Lachney of Marksville. He’s accused of beating 65-year-old Farrel Graser to death in an area called the Brouillete Cabins on Highway 452.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for much of north and central Louisiana. It begins tonight and ends tomorrow morning. There’s the potential of light snowfall, with the possibility of an inch or more of snow, closer to the Mississippi State line. Mario Valverde says there’s also the potential for hazardous travel conditions…
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State department of transportation spokesperson Erin Buchanan says they are monitoring the potential for wintery precipitation and will continue to do so through morning…
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It will also turn much colder tomorrow, highs only in the 40s for most of the state.

Louisiana sports fans could feel today’s news coming as Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis has asked for a trade out of New Orleans, because he wants to play with a consistent winner. A-D is in his seventh season in the Big Easy and the franchise has won just one playoff series. Scott Kushner covers the Pels for the Advocate…
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East Baton Rouge prosecutors won a court battle today as they got a judge to agree with their order that Matthew Naquin should provide the passcode to his cellphone. Naquin is facing a negligent homicide charge in the suspected hazing death of former LSU student Maxwell Gruver. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says today’s ruling could lead to a lengthy series of legal challenges…
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Louisiana residents could wake up to a light snowfall tomorrow. Don Molino has more…
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Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis has reportedly submitted a trade request and informed the team he will not re-sign when his contract expires in the summer of 2020. Davis would pass up a potential 230 million dollar contract, but Advocate Pelicans writer Scott Kushner says A-D wants to play for a winning franchise…
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The Pels are a disappointing 22-and-28 this season.

A stage judge orders one of the former LSU students who allegedly played a role in the suspected hazing death of Max Gruver in 2017 to hand over the passcode of his cellphone, so investigators can search for potentially incriminating evidence. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says it’s a surprising decision, considering how this same question has played out elsewhere.
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An attorney for 20-year-old Matthew Naquin of Texas has argued by turning over the code, his client would violate his constitutional right against self incrimination.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for a large area of the state extending from Natchitoches to Monroe. Rapides and Avoyelles are also under the winter weather advisory as an inch of snow may fall during the early morning hours of Tuesday. Forecaster Mario Valverde with the National Weather Service says ..
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Valverde says there’s the potential of light icing on elevated surfaces.

Adults can now purchase alcohol and tobacco with the state’s digital driver’s license known as LA Wallet. Alcohol and Tobacco Control Commissioner Juana Marie-Lombard says Louisiana is leading the way with its digital ID…
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You can find LA Wallet in the App store.

This evening at 5PM, National Geographic Channel is taking viewers on a trip to Caddo Lake to investigate an infestation of one of the most devastating invasive species in the country….
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It’s been a tough eight days for New Orleans sports fans. ESPN reports that Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis wants a trade out of the Big Easy and the legal proceedings continue over the missed pass interference call in the NFC Championship game. In a court filing, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says league rules do not allow him to overturn calls like pass interference, because referee decisions are final.

A winter weather advisory is in effect tonight and into early tomorrow morning for much of north and central Louisiana. Forecaster Mario Valverde, with the National Weather Service, says light snow is expected in Monroe and Alexandria, while Shreveport might see a tenth of an inch…
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Valverde says hazardous travel conditions are possible because of the light snowfall.

The Office of Alcohol and Tobacco control has certified the LA Wallet app, a digital version of your driver’s license, for alcohol and Tobacco purchases. ATC Commissioner Juana Marine Lombard says it’s up to retailers whether they want to accept digital IDs, but interested businesses have been training their staff to be ready to accept them
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An appellate court has blocked a convicted felon who comfortably won an election to be mayor of Ball from taking office, due to an amendment that passed on that same November 2018 ballot that barred felons from running for, or holding office for at least five years after their sentence. Roy Hebron’s attorney, Charles Elliot, says they are disappointed in the ruling.
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Hebron’s sentence on a FEMA fraud related charge ended in 2017, when he completed his supervised release.

The National Geographic Channel will feature Caddo Lake on its critically acclaimed documentary series “Explorer” at 5 PM Monday, the sight of a nasty infestation of giant salvinia. The lake is split between Texas and Louisiana, and Caddo Lake Institute Executive Director Laura-Ashley Overdyke says…
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Overdyke says salvinia creates a die off of fish and migratory birds will avoid a lake with salvinia problems.

Authorities are working to bring back a south Louisiana man suspected of killing his parents and his girlfriend, plus her father and brother. 21-year-old Dakota Theriot was arrested Sunday at his grandmother’s home in Virginia. Theriot’s killing spree started Saturday at a home just outside of Walker and then he went to his parents home in Gonzales. Ascension Sheriff Bobby Webre says some sort of domestic dispute sparked the slayings
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Detectives are still trying to develop a motive.

There’s a chance residents in north and central Louisiana could wake up to a light snowfall tomorrow. Extreme northeast Louisiana could see over an inch, while the rest of the northern half of the state could see up to an inch. South Louisiana could see sleet and snow flurries and temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees below normal tomorrow and Wednesday.

Louisiana’s official digital driver’s license, LA Wallet, can be used to purchase alcohol and tobacco at retail stores. Alcohol and Tobacco Control Commissioner Juana Marine Lombard says if you are concerned it could result in minors purchasing beer or cigarettes, a fake digital ID would be difficult to pull off…
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Caddo Lake in northwest Louisiana will be featured today at 5 PM on National Geographic’s documentary series Explorer. The lake has been threatened by an invasive weed known as Giant Salvinia and Caddo Lake Institute Executive Director Laura-Ashley Overdyke says there are efforts to create a creature that can go toe to toe with the growing menace.
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Two south Louisiana families will never be the same after five people were fatally shot, three in Livingston and two in Ascension Parish. The alleged gunman is 21-year-old Dakota Theriot. Authorities say Theriot killed his girlfriend and her father and brother and then went to his parents home in Gonzales and fatally shot them…
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That’s Ascension Sheriff Bobby Webre. Theriot was arrested Sunday in Virginia.

Attorney Charles Elliot plans to appeal an appellate court’s decision that says his client, Roy Hebron, can’t serve as mayor of the Rapides Parish town of Ball. Hebron is a convicted felon and won his election on the same day voters approved a constitutional amendment barring some felons from running or holding office. Elliot puts some of the blame on the state legislature’s wording of the amendment…
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A strong cold front is heading towards the Bayou State and it could bring bring a light snowfall to northern Louisiana. A winter weather advisory is in effect from 9 PM to 9 AM for much of northern and central Louisiana. South Louisiana could see some mix precipitation, sleet and snow flurries north of I-10 tomorrow morning.

At 5PM, National Geographic Channel will take viewers on a trip to Caddo Lake to investigate an infestation of one of the most devastating invasive species in the country….
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21-year-old Dakota Theriot faces multiple murder charges, home invasion and illegal use of weapons after authorities say he went on a killing spree on Saturday in Livingston and Ascension Parishes. Livingston Sheriff Jason Ard says Theriot lived with his girlfriend in a trailer home near Walker and the relationship was relatively new…
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Theriot was arrested Sunday morning in the driveway of his grandmother’s home in Virginia.

The attorney for Roy Hebron plans to appeal a state appellate court’s decision that says he can’t serve as the mayor of Ball in Rapides Parish, because of a newly approved constitutional amendment that prohibits some felons from running or holding elected offices. But Hebron’s attorney, Charles Elliot, says his client was elected before the constitutional amendment went into effect…
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A winter weather advisory is in effect for much of northern and central Louisiana from 9 PM tonight until 9 AM tomorrow. A half-inch to an inch of snow is possible.

The National Geographic Channel has a feature on Caddo Lake in northwest Louisiana today and its battle against giant salvinia. Caddo Lake Institute Executive Director Laura-Ashley Overdyke says the floating fern can cause massive damage to local ecosystems in a couple of ways…
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You can catch the Caddo Lake feature on the documentary series “Explorer” at 5 PM.

Adults can now purchase alcohol and tobacco with the state’s digital driver’s license known as LA Wallet. Alcohol and Tobacco Control Commissioner Juana Marie-Lombard says Louisiana is leading the way with its digital ID…
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You can find LA Wallet in the App store.