The rain has gone, but the temperatures for this Fat Tuesday are far from comfortable, as many people are celebrating in some of the coldest temperatures for Mardi Gras Day in recent memory…
CUT 4 (08) Q: ‘day progresses’
But now that we are in the home stretch of the celebrations, those temperatures are dropping once again.

The woman in jail for 10 years for obstruction of justice charges in connection to the brutal murder of a LaFourche Parish man staying at the Budget Inn in Washington Parish, is still not talking. Now the Sheriff’s Office is looking for your help in solving the murder of 46 year-old Larkie Toups on New Year’s Day in 2008…
CUT 12 (10) Q: “LaFourche Parish”
That’s Chief Deputy Mike Haley, who says there is a $1000 reward being offered in the case.
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A recent report by the Schott (shot) Foundation for Public Education shows the black male high school graduation rates in Louisiana trails whites’ by 16 points…
CUT 2 (31) “reporting”

In Acadiana, several phone bomb threats were reportedly made today. The first two were called into the Walmart in Crowley, and Rayne Police are investigating another one made to Mouton Pharmacy. KATC reports the threats in Crowley and Rayne are similar, and both law enforcement agencies are working together to find the person or persons responsible.