With this Mardi Gras cold front, the state is dealing with rain, and cold temperatures this evening, with many areas at close the freezing mark by daybreak. Donald Jones, with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, says with the remaining precipitation overnight…
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And this front could also include a wintery mix brought to south central and southwest Louisiana as well.

A controversial lawsuit against oil and gas companies alleging they should pay billions for damage to Louisiana’s coast has been dismissed by a federal judge. The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East filed the lawsuit in 2013 highlighting six different claims on why the oil industry should be liable…
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That’s Legal Analyst Chick Foret.
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An accused rapist is back behind bars after slipping out of his shackles and running from Washington Parish Sheriff’s deputies early Saturday Morning. Chief Deputy Mike Haley says 39-year-old Kaundra Magee was recaptured just before noon on Sunday when a deputy heard some movement in a large drain in Franklinton…
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Hailey says they have taken additional security measures to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

Over 150 additional officers are now patrolling the French Quarter to make sure it is a safe finish to Mardi Gras. So far, authorities have taken over $376,000 worth of the illegal drugs, and confiscated over a dozen illegally possessed weapons…
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That’s State Police Spokesperson Melissa Matey.