CC’s and Raising Cane’s, two prominent Louisiana-born businesses, made the 2014 Top 10 Excellent Fast-Food Chains list. Michelle Southern reports…

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Lafayette Police say they have arrested the man suspected in a fatal shooting that occurred over the weekend. They say 52-year-old Jerry Ronald Seals of Lafayette fatally shot 44-year-old James Allen Orgeron in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant. It is reported that Seals and Orgeron had been involved with a long running feud. Seals is charged with second degree murder.

It appears the peak of the flu season is behind us; however, health officials say it’s not time to let our guard down, just yet. Doctor Frank Welch, with the state department of health and hospitals, estimates over half a million Louisiana residents were hit with the flu bug during this influenza season. He says the elderly have been hit especially hard by the flu….

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He says it’s not too late to get your flu shot.

The Bossier Sheriff’s Office is trying to find out who is creating websites for schools claiming to be in the parish — but don’t exist. Lt. Bill Davis says they found fake websites for East Lockwood New Tech High School, Hudson Heights Laboratory Magnet High School, and Walker J Marshall Performing Arts Academy all saying they are in Bossier Parish…

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Davis says they want to find out who is behind these fake school sites to be sure that nothing illegal is going on.

State health officials say the flu bug is starting to slow down. Scott Carwile has the story…

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Baton Rouge Police have identified the body found near the LSU campus Saturday. Although the person’s name has not been released, they say the remains were that of a male in his 50s. Authorities do not suspect foul play in the man’s death and believe the man died of either natural causes or by suicide.

Facebook’s new Legacy Contact feature allows users to designate a friend or family member to oversee their account upon their death. However, Jensen Moore, with LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication says there are limitations on what your Legacy Contact can do to your page after you die…

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If you don’t want your Facebook page to continue on, you can opt for it to be deleted upon your death. You can set your Legacy Contact in the Security Settings page on your Facebook account.

The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office is looking into who is creating elaborate websites for schools claiming to be in the parish, but actually don’t exist. Lt. Bill Davis says they are working with the Louisiana Department of Education to see if the people behind the sites are trying to defraud the federal government or the state via grant dollars…

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According to its website, Hudson Heights Laboratory Magnet High School is located on Sawgrass Parkway in Bossier City, but there is no such school.

It looks like the peak of the flu season is behind us, but health officials say that doesn’t mean we can let our guard down. Doctor Frank Welch, with the state department of health and hospitals, says it’s still not too late to get a flu shot and also practice proper hygiene…

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Welch estimates over 500-thousand Louisiana residents were hit with the flu bug during this influenza season.

California based research firm Sandelman & Associates ranked two prominent Louisiana businesses, CC’s and Raising Cane’s, in their 2014 Top 10 Excellent Fast-Food Chains list. The study asked customers during their most recent visit to quick service chains to rate overall satisfaction on a 5 point scale. Celton Hayden, President of CC’s, says they know they have the best coffee and the best food, but keeping the brand’s promise is the most important thing…

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Raising Cane’s was ranked number four and CC’s Coffee House number six in the Quick-Track Awards of Excellence for quick service chains.

The Bossier Sheriff’s Office is trying to figure out who is creating elaborate websites for schools purporting to be in the parish — that actually don’t exist. Lt. Bill Davis says there are three websites with pictures of people, biographies of principals and teachers, and enrollment information for schools listing Bossier City addresses..

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Davis says they want to find out who is behind these fake school sites to be sure that nothing illegal is going on.

Facebook’s new Legacy Contact feature lets users choose someone to manage their account after they die. Jensen Moore, with LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication says this Legacy Contact feature can alleviate a lot potential conflict…

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You can set your Legacy Contact in the Security Settings page on your Facebook account and Moore says you may want to go through your Facebook pics because those photos will become an eternal remembrance of you.

It appears the peak of the flu season is behind us, but health officials say we can’t let our guard down. Doctor Frank Welch, with the state department of health and hospitals, says during the height of the flu season, about eight out of every 100 doctor or hospital visit was for the flu, now that ratio is down to five out of every 100…

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Welch says it’s still not too late to get a flu shot and also practice proper hygiene.

CC’s and Raising Cane’s, two prominent Louisiana-born businesses, made the 2014 Top 10 Excellent Fast-Food Chains list. The California based research firm Sandelman & Associates ranked Raising Cane’s number four and CC’s Coffee House number six in the Quick-Track Awards of Excellence for quick service chains. Celton Hayden is the President of CC’s…

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The study asked customers during their most recent visit to quick service chains to rate overall satisfaction on a 5 point scale.

A new Facebook option allows users to designate a friend or family member to oversee their account upon their death. Facebook’s Legacy Contact feature lets users choose someone to manage their account after they die. Jensen Moore, with LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication says she can’t believe it’s taken them this long to come up with this policy…

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You can set your Legacy Contact in the Security Settings page on your Facebook account. If you don’t want your Facebook page to continue on, you can opt for it to be deleted upon your death.

Law enforcement is out in force during the Mardi Gras season to discourage impaired driving and to keep things safe…
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A Walker man is under arrest, accused of secretly recording himself having sex with his girlfriend, then posting it on social media after the couple broke up. Thirty-year-old Robert Howard reportedly had an argument with his girlfriend, when she told him to leave her apartment. Shortly after, she noticed that Howard posted to sex video to Facebook. Howard was arrested on charges of video voyeurism.
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Some state officials say the mid-year budget cuts proposed by Governor Bobby Jindal are unfair, as departments managed by statewide elected officials are receiving much larger cuts than than almost all other state departments…
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That’s Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne.

So far, The Louisiana Office of Alcohol And Tobacco Control says they’ve conducted over 600 alcohol and tobacco compliance checks across the state since February 2nd, finding 83 violations of business selling to underaged customers. The A-T-C says they are continuing those checks throughout Mardi Gras…
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That’s A-T-C Commissioner Troy Hebert.

New Orleans Police are investigating a St. Charles Avenue shooting last night that left two men dead, and another man charged with murder. NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison says the altercation happened during the Krewe of Muses parade, and officers were at the scene…
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Nineteen year-old John Hicks is charged with 2 counts of second-degree murder.

The state budget cuts proposed by Governor Bobby jindal for this coming fiscal year are hitting some departments rather hard. The Department of Tourism for one with a $3.6 million dollars in cuts. The Department of Agriculture for another…
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That’s Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain, who says agencies with elected officials are taking the brunt of the cuts, and he calls it unfair.
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During last year’s five-day Mardi Gras holiday, there were 13 deaths on statewide roads, with over half of those involving alcohol. State Police Spokesperson Melissa Matey says they will be out in force…
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There were 6 fatal crashes between Lake Charles and New Orleans yesterday alone.

In the fight of underaged use of alcohol and tobacco, the A-T-C is continuing the compliance checks of business to make sure there are no sales made to those aged below legal limits. Commissioner Troy Hebert says all business need to be smart about this…
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Hebert adds there are 16 and 17 year-old undercover operatives doing random checks throughout Mardi Gras.

Law enforcement is on patrol throughout the Mardi Gras season to discourage impaired driving. State Police spokesperson, Melissa Matey, says Thursday there were six fatal crashes between Lake Charles and New Orleans. She says these crashes were preventable if people had made smart decisions…
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During last year’s five-day Mardi Gras holiday, there were 13 deaths statewide. Over half of those deaths involved alcohol.

Meanwhile, the Louisiana Office of Alcohol Tobacco Control says they’ve conducted over 600 alcohol and tobacco compliance checks across the state since February 2nd, finding some 83 violations. The ATC undercover operatives were 16 and 17 years old, and ATC Commissioner troy Hebert says the undercover opertations will continue.
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It was a deadly Thursday night during the Krewe of Muses Parade in New Orleans on St. Charles Avenue. NOPD superintendent Michael Harrison says they believe there was an altercation that ended in a shooting, resulting in two men dead, and a teen-aged suspect arrested arrested…
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19-year-old John Hicks was charged two counts of second degree murder.

Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture Mike Strain says the mid-year budget cuts proposed by Governor Bobby Jindal are just not fair across the board. He says most all of the larger cuts are hitting departments being manged by elected officials, and that’s not fair…
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The Department of Ag received mid-year cuts equivalent to $2.6 million dollars.

Statewide elected officials are claiming the mid-year budget cuts to their departments proposed by Governor Bobby Jindal are unfair. Eric Gill has more…:
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Governor Bobby Jindal announced today that Louisiana will not receive a downgrade in its credit rating from Moody’s Investors Service which would mean the state would have to pay higher interest rates. Jindal says they appreciate Moody affirming that the state’s credit rating won’t go down which has come as a result of acting quickly and responsibly when our state has faced revenue problems.

The Louisiana Office of Alcohol Tobacco Control says they’ve conducted over 600 alcohol and tobacco compliance checks across the state since February 2nd. ATC Commissioner Troy Hebert says of the businesses checked, 83 sold alcohol and/or tobacco to underage operatives which is about a 13% non-compliance rate…:
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He says agents will continue to work throughout the Mardi Gras weekend to make sure illegal sales of alcohol and tobacco do not dampen the Carnival season.

The shooting at the parade last night in New Orleans claimed the lives of two people. One died last night and the other this morning. Under arrest is 19-year-old John Hicks who is charged with two counts of second degree murder according to the New Orleans Police Department.

Statewide elected officials are claiming the mid-year budget cuts proposed by Governor Bobby Jindal are unfair. Departments managed by statewide elected officials are receiving much larger cuts than than almost all other state departments. Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne says these cuts are clearly disproportionate…:
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The Department of Agriculture has received mid-year cuts equivalent to $2.6 million dollars and the Tourism Department has taken a $3.6 million hit, while the governor’s office has proposed a $10,000 cut to its budget.

The Louisiana Alcohol Tobacco and Control said agents did more than 600 compliance checks since Feb. 2. They say 83 businesses were caught selling alcohol or tobacco to people who are underage — and there’s 5 days to go.

The second victim in the New Orleans parade shooting last night died this morning. NOPD says they’ve arrested 19-year-old John Hicks in connection with the crime. Superintendent Michael Harrison says this situation is frustrating, but NOPD remains committed to keeping revelers safe during Mardi Gras…:
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The shooting happened during the Krewe of Muses parade.

You’ve probably noticed gas prices continue to climb fast. The current statewide average for a gallon of regular in Louisiana is $2.09 according to AAA which is almost a dime more than this time last week.