Three people were killed in a home fire in Baton Rouge this morning. Kelley Ray has more…
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East Baton Rouge sheriff deputies arrested a 29-year-old man after he allegedly stabbed his wife and three children with scissors. Sheriff’s office spokesperson Casey Rayborn Hicks says the victims fled and told neighbors to call 9-1-1
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The suspect is in police custody.

A state of emergency has been called in the city of Tallulah and Madison Parish because residents are without drinking water as a result of busting pipes from the cold weather. Local leaders anticipated that bottled water would arrive in Tallulah this afternoon and a water buffalo was also heading to the Tallulah Madison Community Center.

State Police is asking for the public’s help to find 17-year-old Teondre Wright, who escpaed from the Swanson Center for Youth in Monroe on Tuesday night. They believe he’s in the New Orleans and considered to be possibly armed and dangerous.

Who Dat nation is gearing up for the Saints first home playoff game in six years as Drew Brees and company will host Carolina on Sunday. Pam Randazzo at the Black and Gold Shop says they have customers coming in buying supplies for watch parties…
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Randazzo says their winter gear clothing has been a big seller this week.

State Fire Marshal Butch Browning is asking all residents to be extra careful with space heaters after another home fire in Baton Rouge killed three people early this morning….
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Browning says a space heater should not be plugged into an extension cord and it should be the only source of energy into an outlet. Browning says 16 people have died statewide in house fires since Christmas. Space heaters and no smoke detectors have been factors in most of these deaths.

According to the Associated Press, Governor John Bel Edwards and House Speaker Taylor Barras are set to meet on Monday to continue budget negotiations. Edwards has called for a January 19th deadline with House Republican leaders on a plan to address a looming one-billion dollar budget deficit.

President Donald Trump is proposing to open most U-S Coastal waters to oil and gas drilling. The plan is receiving criticism from Democrats and environmental groups who fear the expansion could lead to another disaster like the 2010 BP oil spill. But Republican U-S Senator Bill Cassidy says the concerns are unfounded…
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A coalition of coastal governors, including Florida’s Rick Scott, has requested an immediate meeting with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.

Saints fans are gearing up for Sunday’s big playoff game against Carolina on Sunday. Pam Randazzo says her Black and Gold shop in Metairie has been seeing good business. Randazzo says there’s one particular jersey that’s in high demand…
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Kick-off on Sunday is at 3:40.

A grandmother and two children were killed in a deadly home fire this morning in Baton Rouge. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says 16 people have died in home fires since Christmas. He says some outlets can’t handle a space heater and another electrical item plugged into them…
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Browning says space heaters should also not be plugged into an extension cord.

East Baton Rouge sheriff deputies arrested a 29-year-old man after he allegedly stabbed his wife and three children with a knife. Sheriff’s office spokesperson Casey Rayborn Hicks says the victims were able to flee their attacker and get the neighbors to call 9-1-1
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The suspect has been identified as Dung Van Tran and he’s in police custody.

Republican U-S Senator Bill Cassidy says the Trump’s administration plan to expand offshore oil and gas production to areas currently restricted would mean hundreds of thousands jobs….
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Cassidy says the job growth for Louisiana would by 31-thousand. But Democrats and environmental groups are pushing against the plan, because of possible negative impacts to the environment.

Who Dat nation is gearing up for the Saints first home playoff game in six years as Drew Brees and company will host Carolina on Sunday. Pam Randazzo at the Black and Gold Shop says they have customers coming in buying supplies for watch parties…
cut 10 (08) “..plates and hats”
Randazzo says their winter gear clothing has been a big seller this week.

A mother and her three children have survived an attack by a man with a knife who stabbed the four victims and also turned the knife on himself. East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s office spokesperson Casey Rayborn Hicks says they arrested 29-year-old Dung Van Tran…
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Hicks says all of the stabbing wounds are non-life threatening.

There’s been another fatal fire in Baton Rouge. Kelley Ray has more on the rash of deadly fires…
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Louisiana’s U-S Senators strongly support President Donald Trump’s propoosal to expand offshore drilling. The Trump administration would like to see drilling occur from the Atlantic to the Artic oceans. Republican Bill Cassidy says for decades past administrations have handcuffed American energy manufacturers….
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Cassidy says if more areas are open to oil and gas production, it will create 31-thousand jobs in Louisiana. Environmental groups are raising concerns about the President’s proposal.

Officials say three people are dead, two are in critical condition following another tragic home fire. This one was in Baton Rouge. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says 16 people have died in home fires since the Christmas holiday and space heaters are to blame for many of these deaths….
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Browning says do no use extension cords with space heaters and a space heater should be the only thing plugged into an outlet.

Of course the cold weather is the reason for the use of space heaters. But State Climatologist Barry Keim says warmer days are coming and some areas we’ll see high temperatures into the 50s today…
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We’ll see one more morning below freezing on Saturday.

LSP graduates its 96th Cadet class today…
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A truly unique Louisiana television show begins a 13-episode run on the Discovery Channel tomorrow morning. It’s called Out Da Bayou and it takes host John Jackson across the state, hunting wild hogs, wading through deep swamps to show you some of the interesting occupations that some Louisiana residents have….
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The show airs Saturday at 7:30 AM.

House fires statewide have claimed 16 lives since Christmas according to State Fire Marshal Butch Browning. This morning, Baton Rouge firefighters battled a blaze that killed at least three people. Browning says space heaters are the cause of many of these fires…
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Browning says many of the victims who have died in these house fires also did not have a working smoke detector.

The arctic blast is expected to start receding this weekend, sending the state back to its usual mild winter weather. Low temperatures this week sat in the 20s for much of Louisiana. State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s one of the coldest weeks on record…
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We’ll see high temperatures reach into the 50s for some areas today.

Ceremonies are at this hour at State Police headquarters as 27 men and women graduate from the L-S-P Training Academy. Sergeant Jared Sanidfer…
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Today’s graduation is for the 96th State Police cadet class and the 97th just began their 20-week training program and it’s much larger class.

Tomorrow morning on the Discovery Channel a television show called “Out Da Bayou” will air and it spotlights some of the unique occupations in Louisiana….
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That’s Host John Jackson, who says Discovery Channel has signed up to show 13 brand new episodes. The television series previously ran on CST and the Sportsman Channel.

New Orleans is nearly a touchdown favorite to beat Carolina on Sunday in their NFC playoff match-up. The Black and Gold already own two victories over the Panthers this season. Sideline reporter for the Saints Radio Network, Kristian Garic, likes New Orleans chances to win…

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Since 2001, there have been 16 times the team that won both regular season games faced that same team in the playoffs, and the team went 2-0 in 11 of those 16 games.

Now that LSU has locked up LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda to a reported four-year deal, the school is reportedly in talks with Matt Canada on a deal that ends his time in Baton Rouge, two years before his contract ends. Canada has three-million dollars left on the three-year deal he signed last year.

The UL-Lafayette basketball team improved to 3-0 in the Sun Belt with an easy 78-45 win over Appalachian State. The Cajuns outscored the Mountaineers 46-17 in the first half. Bryce Washington had a double-double, 15 points and 10 rebounds.

ULM earned its first Sun Belt win as the Warhawks flew past Coastal Carolina 82-72. Sam McDaniel led the way with 28 points as he was a perfect six-for-six from three-point territory.

Despite 24 points from Jacobi Boykins, Louisiana Tech fell to UT San Antonio 78-76. The Bulldogs have lost five games by four points or less and they are 9-7 on the year.

Also last night, Tulane lost to SMU. The LSU Lady Tigers won their eighth straight as they upset 15^th ranked Missouri 69-65.

And Grambling’s Shakyla Hill recorded the fourth quadruple-double in NCAA Division One Women’s basketball history as she had 15 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in a 22 point win over Alabama State.