A candlelight vigil is held at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge in memory of the Lafayette Parish girl who was killed in a shooting at the mall last week. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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LIV Golf has told Louisiana officials it has to postpone its scheduled golf tournament in New Orleans next month. Joe Gallinaro has more.
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People gathered at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge yesterday evening for a candlelight vigil in memory of Martha Odom. She’s the 17-year-old Lafayette girl who was killed when she was caught in the crossfire of a shooting at the food court last Thursday. East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sid Edwards told those gathered that last week’s incident has deeply affected the entire city.
Community activist Cathy Tolivar says gun violence is out of control, and it has to stop.
Lafayette State Representative Annie Spell was given some of Martha’s writings from her theology class at Ascension Episcopal School from her family, and she read some of those writings.
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The statewide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline shot up five cents overnight to $3.73. Triple-A fuel analyst Don Redman says the sudden jump at the pump coincides with a spike in oil prices as a result of what’s happening in the Middle East…
Gas prices were holding steady at around $3.65 a gallon for regular gasoline and now they are on their way back up. Redman says stalled peace talks between the United States and Iran has led to an increase in oil prices…
Redman says the price of diesel remains just above five-dollars a gallon in Louisiana…
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There is an enhanced risk of severe weather through this evening for areas of the state north of Natchitoches. A tornado watch until 7 PM is in effect for Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Union and Webster Parishes. Gary Chatelain with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says large hail is another threat…
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Damaging winds are also possible. Chatelain says some heavy downpours are also possible too…
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Chatelain says a strong cold front is responsible for the severe weather threat. He says behind it is less muggy and cooler air…
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The Louisiana House has approved legislation that would increase the amount the state compensates the families of police and firefighters killed in the line of duty from 250-thousand to 404-thousand dollars. State Representative Jeff Wiley of Ascension Parish is the author of the bill
Wiley says five law enforcement officers and two-on duty firefighters lost their lives while on duty last year and the family members left behind deserve adequate financial support from the state…
Wiley says it’s time to raise the compensation spouses and dependents would receive, since it has not been done in nearly 20 years. Marrero Representative Kyle Green says a cost-of-living adjustment should be tied to the bill….
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Wiley says he will look into Green’s amendment proposal before he brings the bill up for debate in the Senate.