Murder charges have been dropped against an 11-year-old girl from New Iberia. The girl has pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in the shooting death of Kameron Bedsole who died after he was shot in the head in November. Prosecutors say it was the 11-year-old girl’s brother who killed Bedsole, but the girl obstructed in the investigation. Judge Roger Hamilton handed down a seven-year sentence against the child, with three and a half years suspended.

A new medical marijuana pharmacy has opened in the state. It’s located in Kenner, the second one for Jefferson Parish. Crescent City Therapeutics owner Lovie Rodgers says they will provide their customers with a personalized experience…
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Crescent City Therapeutics gives the state ten medical marijuana pharmacies. Rodgers is the first Black Woman to have ownership stake.

The average price for a pound of crawfish has dropped another dollar this week. Brooke Thorington has more.
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If you are planning on boiling crawfish or doing any outdoor activity this weekend, heavy rainfall is in the forecast for today and Sunday. LSU Climatologist Barry Keim…
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There’s also a marginal risk for severe weather, large hail and damaging winds are possible.

Expect overnight lane closures on the I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge beginning Monday as Phase 2 of the Basin Bridge Safety Corridor begins. Colleen Crain has more…
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And gas prices are on the way up…AAA’s Don Redman says the statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is up 16-cents to $3.07 a gallon and the price at the pump will only continue go up…
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Baton Rouge Senator Regina Barrow is authoring a bill that requires schools to print the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 9-8-8 number on every student’s I-D card. During discussion in Senate Education, Barrow quoted concerning suicide statistics from 2021…
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The proposal is heading to the Senate floor.

The McNeese Men’s basketball team is heading to the NCAA Tournament after beating Nicholls 92 to 76 in the Southland Tournament Championship Game. Cowboys Coach Will Wade led LSU to three NCAA Tournament appearances in five seasons in Baton Rouge and in his first season at McNeese he turned around a losing program…
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McNeese will find out on Sunday who they will play in the NCAA Tournament.

At the state capitol, there is an effort to repeal the state’s motorcycle helmet law. Hornbeck Representative Rodney Shamerhorn wants to give motorcycle riders 21 and above the option to wear a helmet…
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The House Transportation Committee approved a bill that repeals the state’s motorcycle helmet law. It goes to the full House for more discussion.

At the U-S Capitol, the House has approved a bill that could result in the popular video app being banned in America. Host of the Tech Gumbo podcast, Haggai Davis says Congress is trying to force ByteDance to sell Tik Tok to either a U.S.-based or a non-Chinese company to alleviate concerns that China could be misusing data against Americans.
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But Davis says if this legislation becomes law, he expects lawsuits.

Expect overnight lane closures on the I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge beginning Monday as Phase 2 of the Basin Bridge Safety Corridor begins. Colleen Crain has more…
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A 34-year-old Ruston woman is facing manslaughter charges in the death of her boyfriend. Authorities say Willie Watson was on the hood of Brictiney Robinson’s car when she slammed on her brakes causing him to roll off and Watson later died from head injuries. Robinson faces up to 40 years in prison.

The House Transportation Committee has approved a bill that will repeal the state’s mandatory motorcycle helmet law. Hornbeck Representative Rodney Shamerhorn believes motorcycle riders should have the choice to go helmetless, even if it results in a few more traffic deaths. Monroe Representative Pat Moore voted against the measure…
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The bill heads to the full House for more debate.

The McNeese Cowboys are going dancing as they are headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002. The Bayou Bandits received an invite to the Big Dance by beating Nicholls 92-76 in the Southland Tournament Championship game. A happy Coach Will Wade spoke after his team cut down the nets at the Legacy Center…
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Wade turned around a losing program in just one season. Yesterday’s win over the Colonels improved McNeese’s record to 30-3. They’ll find out their NCAA Tournament destination on Sunday.

Starting Monday, state Department of Transportation work crews will begin installing new speed cameras on the I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge to inform motorists of their speed. DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallett says the cameras will not issue tickets, but they hope informing motorists of the speed will stop dangerous weaving through traffic…
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Also, the speed limit for trucks will go from 55 to 60-miles per hour to match the same speed limit for cars. Trucks will remain restricted to the right lane.

Covington Senator Patrick McMath wants to rename a portion of the Highway 11 Bridge in St. Tammany after Jimmy Buffet and call a section of that highway the Jimmy Buffet Changes in Lattitude Memorial Crossing. McMath says the musician loved Louisiana
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Buffet passed away last September.

At the state capitol, there is an effort to repeal the state’s motorcycle helmet law. Hornbeck Representative Rodney Shamerhorn wants to give motorcycle riders 21 and above the option to wear a helmet…
cut 5 (12) “….a choice”
The House Transportation Committee approved a bill that repeals the state’s motorcycle helmet law. It goes to the full House for more discussion.

The U-S House has approved legislation that could result in TikTok being banned in America. Federal lawmakers are trying to force ByteDance to sell the popular video app, because of concerns they can share users’ data with the Chinese government. Host of the Tech Gumbo podcast, Haggai Davis, says if this legislation becomes law, he doesn’t anticipate TikTok being banned anytime soon…
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Covington Senator Patrick McMath is proposing to rename a portion of the Highway 11 bridge in St Tammany Parish as the Jimmy Buffett Changes in Latitude Memorial Crossing. McMath says it was a road Buffett knew well as a young adult traveling to New Orleans…
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The Senate Transportation Committee has endorsed the proposal and it heads to the Senate floor.

The second phase of the state’s effort to make the I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge safer begins next week. Starting Monday crews will begin replacing speed limit signs and installing speed cameras that inform motorists’ of their speed. Louisiana Department of Transportation spokesperson Rodney Mallett says the work will require lane closures…
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And starting Monday, the speed limit for trucks will go up to 60-miles per hour to match the same speed limit as cars.

The House Transportation Committee passed legislation yesterday to repeal the state’s mandatory motorcycle helmet law that’s been in place since 2004. The bill passed on a 10-3 vote. Hornbeck Representative Rodney Shamerhorn says wearing a helmet should be a personal choice.
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Critics of the legislation are concerned that repealing the state’s motorcycle helmet law will result in more traffic fatalities.

The state department of transportation announces they will begin installing speed cameras on the I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge starting on Monday. DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallet says the speed limit is also changing for trucks going from 55 miles per hour to 60, which is the same speed for cars…
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The speed cameras will not issue tickets, but the plan is for that to happen in the future.

Congress is trying to force TikTok to either sell to a U.S.-based company or ban the app. Brooke Thorington has more…
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One year to the day that coach Will Wade promised conference championships at McNeese, his Cowboys teams beat Nicholls to win the Southland Tournament Championship. The victory gives the Bayou Bandits an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

And heartbreak for Louisiana Tech, they were upset by Middle Tennessee in the Conference USA Tournament.