There’s over 20 new state laws on the books with the start of the new year. That includes changes to Louisiana’s D-W-I laws, with easier-to-understand language, and judges being able to take measures to provide substance abuse help for some D-W-I offenders…
CUT 4 (09) Q: ’3rd or 4th offenders”
That’s Jefferson Parish Assistant District Attorney Norma Broussard.

Crawfish lovers will be pleased to know that the season harvest will be able to begin sooner than normal, because of milder than usual temperatures and lower than normal rainfall amounts in the fall…
CUT 10 (09) Q: ‘into the ponds’
That’s LSU Ag Center Aquaculture specialist Dr. Greg Lutz.

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The Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder of a man discovered yesterday afternoon in Labadieville. Sheriff Mike Waguespack says an autopsy is scheduled for 63 year-old Gordon Jones, Sr. Anyone with information on the case should contact the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Almost everyone in Louisiana knew her as Elly Mae, and yesterday, actress and former beauty queen Donna Douglas passed away in Zachary New Year’s Day. She appeared on “The Beverly Hillbillies” on CBS from 1962 to 1971, and was famous for her loud whistle and signature line, “y’all come back now, hear?” On The Jim Engster Show in 2013, that’s the way she signed off…
CUT 8 (08) Q: “(whistle)”
Donna Douglas was 81.