A residential fire in Shreveport has killed three people and left a seven-year-old child in critical condition. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The man suspected of killing his parents at their Amite-area home is in custody in California. Sean Richardson has the story…

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Amid President Trump’s steep taxes on imports, one economist says most sectors of Louisiana’s economy are expected to suffer. Dr. Loren Scott says economists generally oppose tariffs, calling them as “a really bad plan.” However, a few industries may benefit such as the Louisiana timber industry because of reduced competition from Canadian wood…

Cut 3 (09) “…the amount of competition.” 

Scott says one possible exception outside of Louisiana is Hyundai, which recently announced a 5-billion-dollar investment in a new steel plant to supply its car factories in Alabama and Georgia.

Cut 4 (09) “…25-percent tariff on it.”

Similarly, commercial seafood producers, particularly shrimpers, could benefit from reduced foreign competition. Aside from these, Scott says not many more will benefit from Trump’s tariffs.

Cut 5 (18) “…certainly those will.”

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Three people are dead, including a five-year-old child, and a fourth person, a seven-year-old is in critical condition from a house fire in Shreveport on Sunday morning. Shreveport Fire Chief Clarence Reese Junior says his firefighters rushed into the burning home and found the four victims unconscious and not breathing. He says it was emotional scene for the firefighters…

Cut 6 (10) “…their shift.”

The three people killed in the fire have been identified as 84-year-old Mildred Carter, 56-year-old Eureka Garner and five-year-old Ne-Vaeh Gardner. Reese says a woman who lived at the home said all of the occupants were up when she left the work and now she’s completely heartbroken….

Cut 7 (08) “…prayed with them.”

Reese says a seven-year-old child living in the home called her mother, who was at work and reported the fire. The chief says there were no working smoke detectors inside the home and even though all of the occupants were awake, it’s hard to escape a burning fire with no advanced warning…

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A cause of the fire has not been determined.

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A 34-year-old man wanted for killing his parents was apprehended in California. Authorities arrested Joshua Brocato (br0-ca-toe) in Los Angeles after he allegedly murdered Marc and Priscilla Brocato, at their Amite area home last week. Tangipahoa Sheriff Gerald Sticker says they were tracking Brocato after he fled the scene…

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Sticker says when Joshua Brocato was arrested on Friday, he had three guns on his possession and he was wearing military style attire.

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Brocato is facing two counts of first-degree murder in Louisiana. Sticker says deputies found the bodies of 75-year-old Marc Brocato and 66-year-old Priscilla Brocato on the couple’s property. He says their deaths have sparked a lot of sorrow throughout the community…

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Sticker says they do not have a motive and they are not sure why he fled to California.

Amid President Trump’s steep taxes on imports, most sectors of Louisiana’s economy are expected to suffer, according to economist Dr. Loren Scott, but not every industry.  Scott says the timber, steel and seafood industries in Louisiana could benefit from Trump tariffs, creating less competition.  But Schott says aside from those sectors, not many more will benefit.

Cut 5 (18) “…certainly those will.”

A 34-year-old man wanted for killing his parents was apprehended in California. Authorities arrested Joshua Brocato in Los Angeles after he allegedly murdered Marc and Priscilla Brocato at their Amite area home last week. Brocato is facing two counts of first-degree murder in Louisiana. Tangipahoa Sheriff Gerald Sticker says deputies found the bodies of 75-year-old Marc Brocato and 66-year-old Priscilla Brocato on the couple’s property. He says their deaths have sparked a lot of sorrow throughout the community…

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A residential fire in Shreveport has killed three people and left a seven-year-old child in critical condition. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Amid President Trump’s steep taxes on imports, most sectors of Louisiana’s economy are expected to suffer, according to economist Dr. Loren Scott. He says economists generally oppose tariffs, calling them “an evil plan.” However, a few industries may benefit, such as the Louisiana timber industry, because of reduced competition from Canadian wood…

Cut 3 (09) “…the amount of competition.”

This week is Love the Boot Week, a statewide anti-litter initiative in Louisiana.. The campaign, aimed at beautifying the state through volunteerism, has grown significantly since its inception, now including hundreds of groups across all 64 parishes. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser says the campaign encourages community involvement, noting that individuals who participate in cleanup efforts are 80-percent less likely to litter in the future.

Cut 30 (09) “…pay the price for it.”

Three people are dead, including a five-year-old child, and a fourth person, a seven-year-old is in critical condition from a house fire in Shreveport on Sunday morning. The three people killed in the fire have been identified as 84-year-old Mildred Carter, 56-year-old Eureka Garner, and five-year-old Ne-Vaeh Gardner. Shreveport Fire Chief Clarence Reese says a woman who lived at the home said all of the occupants were up when she left for work and now she’s completely heartbroken….

Cut 7 (08) “…prayed with them.”

A 34-year-old man wanted for killing his parents was apprehended in California. Authorities arrested Joshua Brocato in Los Angeles after he allegedly murdered Marc and Priscilla Brocato, at their Amite area home last week. Tangipahoa Sheriff Gerald Sticker says when Joshua Brocato was arrested on Friday, he had three guns on his possession and he was wearing military style attire.

Cut 10 (10) “…track it.”

The Southern Shrimp Alliance is applauding President Trump’s imposing of tariffs on imported shrimp. Leann Bosard, a board member at the Southern Shrimp Alliance, says she hopes the tariffs will provide a boost to the U.S. shrimping industry.

Cut 3 (12) “…for decades now.”

The price at the pump has jumped three cents from yesterday, bringing the statewide average price for regular gasoline to 2.79 per gallon. Don Redman with AAA says gas prices rise at this time of the year as refineries shut down operations to switch from a winter blend to a summer blend of gasoline.

Cut 9 (10)  “…closing of refineries.”

The clock is tik-tok’ing for TikTok. Barring a sale, the app will go dark for U.S. users on Saturday. The app got a reprieve in January when President Trump took office, but that’s now set to expire. There are currently two offers on the table – one from a group led by Amazon and one from AppLovin, an app owned by Steve Winn. Tech analyst Haggai Davis says the Trump administration is helping facilitate a sale.

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The rejection of Constitutional Amendment 2 by voters leaves the future of educator salaries uncertain. Governor Landry warned before the vote that no alternative plan existed, and his administration has not confirmed whether it will support additional stipends. The amendment would have dissolved education trust funds to pay down teacher retirement debt, freeing up about $200 million annually for raises. Carter says the complexity of the amendment led to its defeat.

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Construction is underway in Lincoln Parish on a nine-mile stretch of I-20. Erin Buchanan with DOTD says crews will be replacing the asphalt.

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The asphalt on the ramps at highways 507 and 563 will also need to be replaced as part of the nearly 18-million-dollar project.

The author of Amendment 2 is speaking out after it was soundly defeated over the weekend. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Last night at 9:00 p.m., a pedestrian, 69-year-old Rhonda Harvey, was struck and killed by a 2009 GMC Sierra on Louisiana Highway 143. Harvey, wearing dark clothing, was walking in the northbound lane. The driver was uninjured, and the crash remains under investigation.

Following a statewide listening tour, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is out with a report on the state’s waste tire crisis. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Willis Knighton Health in Shreveport opens its nuclear oncology department today. Colleen Crain reports it will improve cancer treatment for patients.

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Despite Governor Jeff Landry’s support, Constitutional Amendment Two and the other three amendments on Saturday failed to pass. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Following a statewide listening tour, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is out with its report on how to deal with the state’s waste tire crisis. Secretary Aurelia Giacometto says one thing they learned in the six town halls is that many collection sites charge a per-tire fee over a certain limit, and that’s counterproductive.

Cut 4 (11) “…just been dumped.”

Giacometto says waste tires are also having an impact on farms, especially at harvest time.

Cut 5 (10) “…find the tires.”

Giacometto says in more urban areas, waste tires are having an adverse effect on the state’s waterways.

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And when it rains, the water collected in those tires can allow mosquitoes to breed in them, potentially leading to mosquito-transmitted diseases like West Nile Virus. She says one possible solution is offering grants to communities to help them pick up waste tires.

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Willis Knighton Health in Shreveport opens its new seven-million-dollar nuclear oncology department today. Officials say it will radically change cancer treatments for patients in the region. Medical director of Radiation Oncology at Willis Knighton Health System, Doctor Lane Rosen, says nuclear oncology, also known as theranostics, uses radiopharmaceuticals to treat tumors……

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The expansion includes two significant pieces of equipment. The Siemens Biograph Vision PET Scan, which is the only one in the state. The other new tool is called Star Guide which is a GE SPECT CT scan. Rosen says the Willis Knighton Cancer center now has the most advanced molecular imaging tools in the country for delivery and monitoring of radiopharmaceutical treatment.

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Rosen says theranostics is one of the most advanced methods to precisely diagnose and treat cancer

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Rosen says theranostics will be one of the standards of treatment for cancer within ten years.

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Louisiana voters rejected all four Constitutional amendments on Saturday’s ballot. It’s a political defeat for Governor Jeff Landry, who pushed for Amendment 2, telling voters it would make the state more attractive for business investment. But John Couvillon of JMC Analytics and Polling says the governor didn’t start campaigning for the amendment until the week of early voting…

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Constitutional Amendment Two was born in last November’s tax reform special session. It sought to make major changes to Article Seven that included lowering the maximum income tax rate, limiting annual budget increases, and making it harder to approve new tax breaks. But Couvillon says the governor and Republican lawmakers took too big of a swipe at changing the state’s tax code…

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Amendment Two faced opposition from conservatives over concerns it would weaken constitutional protections for property tax exemptions that religious groups and nonprofits rely on. Couvillon also says Democrats were energized to vote against it as they do not like the fast-moving agendas from both Republican President Donald Trump and Landry….

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In a statement, Landry blames far-left liberals for the amendment failing to pass. The governor says he will continue to fight to make generational changes for Louisiana to succeed.

All four constitutional amendments failed to pass with about 65 percent of voters voting no.

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For the second year in a row the LSU Lady Tigers season ended in the Elite Eight. LSU shot 37-percent from the field as they missed several shots they normally make in a 72-65. Coach Kim Mulkey says the game was lost in the second quarter, when UCLA’s best player, Lauren Betts, was out of the game in foul trouble and the Bruins still outscored LSU 22-12…

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UCLA hit ten 3-pointers on the game. Timea Gardnier came off the bench and with her quick release she made five threes. Gabriela Jacquez had four 3-pointers and had 18 points. Lauren Betts finished with 17 points.

LSU was led by Flau’jae Johnson who had 28 points, 24 of them came in the 2^nd half. Aneesah Morrow had 15 points and seven rebounds. The Chicago native finished her college career with 1,714 rebounds, the third most in Division one history. Morrow thanked Mulkey for making her one of the best college basketball players in the country, but it was not easy…

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LSU finishes its season with a 31-6 record. Morrow is out of eligibility and Johnson has the option to turn pro. Mulkey is bringing in the nation’s number one high school recruiting class next season, but they’ll need new veteran players…

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The eighth-ranked LSU baseball team completed a three-game sweep of the Mississippi State Bulldogs early Sunday morning as the Tigers pounded out 19 hits in a 17-8 win. LSU scored eight runs in the first inning. After Derek Curiel led off the inning with a single, Jared Jones hit a two-run homer. Coach Jay Johnson says Jones put a nice swing on the ball…

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It was the second SEC series sweep of the season for the Tigers who are now 7-2 in the league. The Bulldogs are 1-8. Johnson says his LSU team won three games over a good team…

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Chase Shores started the series finale, but only pitched four innings. He left after one hopper hit his glove than his face, which led to a swollen eye and a cut on his face. Johnson says Shores is fine…

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A major drug bust in North Louisiana. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Six Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Correctional Deputies are receiving medical treatment after being exposed to fentanyl during an offender’s booking. The incident occurred Thursday at the correctional center when a suspect threw a white powder, later confirmed as fentanyl, at deputies. Sheriff Mark Garber highlighted the daily dangers officers face.

Louisiana’s higher education board recommends that the University of New Orleans should be managed by the LSU System, instead of the U-L System.  UNO has attempted to resize the university by cutting its budget, which has resulted in lay-offs of administrators and the consolidation of some colleges. But the school is still facing a 30-million dollar shortfall.

Board of Regents member Darren Mire says they are also recommending that the Legislature hires a third-party to perform a financial audit…

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The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is approaching, with forecasters warning of another volatile year similar to 2024, one of the most destructive seasons on record.  AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DeSilva says warm ocean temperatures across the Atlantic, Gulf, and Caribbean will fuel storm development, leading to rapid intensification.

Louisiana’s higher education board recommends that the University of New Orleans should be managed by the LSU System, instead of the U-L System. UNO’s enrollment has dropped significantly since 2003, which has resulted in a financial crisis at the school. Board of Regents member Darren Mire (Mear) says last month legislative leaders asked the board to examine a proposed system change, but they didn’t need a year to study it…

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The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is approaching, with forecasters warning of another volatile year similar to 2024, one of the most destructive seasons on record.  AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DeSilva predicts 13-18 named storms, 7-10 hurricanes, and 3-5 major hurricanes…

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14 people are indicted in Lincoln Parish for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. It took place from January of 2022 through November of last year. The acting U.S. attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, Alexander Van Hook says this is a major bust for North Louisiana.

Cut 11 (12) “…safer and flourish.”

If convicted, all 14 defendants face between ten years and life in prison. Out of the 14 people indicted, 12 are from Louisiana and eight are from Ruston.

Two of the three people charged with first-degree murder in the death of St. Tammany Parish Sergeant Grant Candies are now charged with kidnapping. Lieutenant Suzanne Carboni says 17-year-old Adrian Waughtal, who was the driver, and 17-year-old Mason Fischer were holding two girls in the car against their will during the pursuit.

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Senator Bill Cassidy appears to be downplaying the growing controversy over a group chat plotting military action against Yemen. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The American Lung Association is offering free lung cancer screenings for high-risk residents in six Louisiana parishes: Acadia, Avoyelles, Evangeline, St. Landry, Terrebonne, and Tangipahoa. Eligible individuals are aged 50-80 with a 20 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or quit within 15 years. Call (844) 252-5864 to schedule.

The Shreveport City Council has approved a 30-year lease of the Stageworks of Louisiana building to Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. The media mogul and rapper has said he also wants to bring basketball, boxing, MMA fights, car shows, and concerts to the Stageworks building in downtown Shreveport. Following the vote, Jackson told the council he will not let them down….

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State officials were in Alexandria to announce a 39 million dollar investment for the Renaissance Juvenile Facility. State Senator Heather Cloud says by expanding the number of beds, more juvenile offenders from central Louisiana can be rehabilitated in Alexandria…

Cut 10 (14) “…sustainable funding”

Cloud says the improvements at Renaissance have been two decades in the making.