The 67th Annual Peach Festival in Ruston is underway. Jeff Palermo has more on what it has to offer…
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The Check to Protect Campaign is underway as the National Safety Council hopes to get motorists to check for open recalls. Halen Doughty has more…
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John Floyd, an Angola inmate, is now free after 36 years in prison. Emelie Gunn has more…
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The 67th Annual Ruston Peach Festival begins today at noon. Ruston Lincoln Chamber of Commerce President Judy Copeland says even though the peach harvest wasn’t good this year, visitors can try a large variety of different peach flavored foods. She says all vendors are required to have a least one item on their menu with peaches.
Copeland says about 23-thousand people come to the festival each year and it’s always a success. She says a favorite for festivalgoers is the great live music on Friday and Saturday nights.
Uncle Kracker is the headliner for Saturday night. Copeland says other events that take place outside the festival bring in a big crowd.
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The National Safety Council has launched a vehicle recall campaign to allow motorists to enter in their VIN number to determine if a there has been a manufacturer recall on the vehicle. President and CEO of the National Safety Council Deborah Hersman says Louisiana has the third highest rate of open recalls in the country.
One in four vehicles on the road in Louisiana have an open recall. Hersman says many drivers don’t understand the urgency to get a recalled vehicle fixed. She says recalls are not to be taken likely and it’s very easy to check.
Hersman says cars with open recalls pose an urgent and serious risk to drivers and passengers. She says the Check to Protect website will also give a motorist information on a nearby dealership to receive repairs.
Visit CheckToProtect.org to find out if your vehicle has an open recall.
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Angola inmate John Floyd is free after spending 36 years behind bars, after a U.S. District Court judge tossed his life in prison conviction. Deputy Director and attorney for the Innocence Project in New Orleans, Richard Davis, says Floyd was wrongly convicted of second degree murder in 1982 for the murder of Williams Hines. He says new forensic evidence was found in the case.
Davis says Floyd plans to spend his days of freedom working on a farm in the Lafayette area with a businessman he met during his time at Angola.
Floyd’s case came to the attention of the Innocence Project in New Orleans in the early 2000′s. Davis says Floyd’s wrongful conviction comes after he confessed to the crime. But he says Floyd has a severe mental impairment.
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LSU and No.1 Oregon State play today at 2pm in the College World Series. With a win, the Tigers will force an elimination game versus The Beavers on Saturday. With a loss, the 2017 LSU baseball season will come to an end. The Tigers will start All-SEC pitcher Alex Lange, who says he’s ready to go….:
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LSU hopes Lange can go deep into the game as they are running low on starters in Omaha with injured Eric Walker out. The Chicago Cubs first-round draft pick says he knows the bull pen has to step it up…:
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In the Tigers nice victory over Florida State on Wednesday, LSU put points up on the board right away. Lange says that’ll be the goal starting out tonight against the team that’s only lost four games…: