The East Feliciana Parish town of Clinton remains rattled over Saturday’s shooting at a Mardi Gras parade that wounded at least six people. Sheriff Jeffrey Travis says the shooting appears to be gang related…

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Travis says everyone that was wounded is expected to survive, but one of the victims may never walk again. Authorities also say a 15-year-old charged in the shooting, will be tried as an adult.

State Police announces the arrest of five people as part of a multi-law enforcement child exploitation investigation…

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Trooper Marc Gremillion says 26-year-old Kevin Pierre of Folsom and 44-year-old Mayfield Lee of Metairie traveled from their homes to meet juveniles in St. Tammany Parish.

Fewer than five-thousand people are without power still from the ice storm that did major damage to Entergy’s power distribution system.

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The Saints will play in the first ever regular season game in Paris, France. WWL Radio Saints analyst Mike Detillier expects a lot of Who Dats will make the trip overseas…

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The game will reportedly take place on October 26^th against the Browns.

Entergy crews made tremendous progress restoring power in northeast Louisiana over the weekend; now it’s working on getting the last ten-percent of customers back online. Vice President of Customer Service Nyka Scott says many of those still in the dark are in areas which are not easily accessible.

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Scott says she expects the last customer to be restored by Wednesday.

Four people are arrested in connection with a shooting at a Mardi Gras parade in East Feliciana Parish Saturday, and more arrests are likely. Sheriff Jeff Travis says the shooting appears to be gang-related.

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Among those arrested is a 15-year-old boy who District Attorney Sam D’Aquilla says will be charged as an adult.

Louisiana’s bond with France dates to the 17th century, so it’s fitting the Saints will host a “home game” in Paris next season. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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Coming to Death Valley in May – Post Malone and Jelly Roll. The two are performing at Tiger Stadium as part of LSU Athletics’ Death Valley Live Stadium Series on May 23rd. Ticket presale starts Friday at ten a-m; fans have until 11 Wednesday night to sign up to qualify. General admission sales start February 10th.

The East Feliciana Parish town of Clinton remains rattled over Saturday’s shooting at a Mardi Gras parade that wounded at least six people. Sheriff Jeffrey Travis says the shooting appears to be gang related…

Cut 8 (14) “….horrified”

Travis says everyone that was wounded is expected to survive, but one of the victims may never walk again. Authorities also say a 15-year-old charged in the shooting, will be tried as an adult.

State Police announce the arrest of five people involved in child exploitation. Trooper Marc Gremillion says 26-year-old Kevin Pierre of Folsom and 44-year-old Mayfield Lee of Metairie traveled from their homes to meet juveniles in St. Tammany Parish. They and three were arrested and face several charges.

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Gremillion says keeping kids safe on the internet is a never-ending process.

Entergy is making progress in getting electricity restored following last week’s ice storm, but 55-hundred customers are still without power….

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State Police reports the eight inmates that escaped from the Lake Providence Detention Center late last week are back in custody and are now in a jail cell at Angola. Three of the escapees were accused of murder in East Baton Rouge Parish. No word yet from the East Carroll Parish Sheriff on how they escaped.

A 15-year-old involved in Saturday’s shooting at a Mardi Gras parade in East Feliciana Parish will be charged as an adult. That’s according to district attorney Sam D’Aquilla. Sheriff Jeff Travis says Malik Liggins is one of four people to be arrested and more arrests are likely. Six people were injured in the shooting including Liggins.

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A joint investigation by State Police, the Covington Police, and the FBI into child exploitation resulted in the arrests of five people, Trooper Marc Gremillion says 26-year-old Kevin Pierre of Folsom and 44-year-old Mayfield Lee of Metairie traveled from their homes to meet juveniles in St. Tammany Parish. He says keeping kids safe on the internet is a never-ending process.

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Louisiana’s bond with France dates to the 17^th century, so it’s fitting the Saints will host a “home game” in Paris next season. Jeff Palermo has the story….

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Power is coming back on in Northeast Louisiana after last week’s ice storm.  Nyka (NIGH-kah) Scott, the vice president of customer service at Entergy says as crews restore power to the last remaining customers still in the dark, they’re still running into vegetation issues, which is making the process much longer.

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She expects the last customer to be restored by Wednesday.

A joint investigation into child exploitation by State Police, the Covington Police, and the FBI led to the arrest of 5 people. Trooper Marc Gremillion says 26-year-old Kevin Pierre of Folsom and 44-year-old Mayfield Lee of Metairie traveled from their homes to meet juveniles in St. Tammany Parish. They and three were arrested and face several charges.

Cut 10 (07) “…with a juvenile.”

Gremillion says keeping kids safe on the internet is a never-ending process.

A Lake Charles man was arrested for the rape of a minor. 20-year-old Jayvon B. White is charged with second degree rape. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit detectives say the attack happened on Sunday. Investigators says Injuries found on the victim were consistent with the forcible rape. White is being held at the Calcasieu Parish jail on a $150,000 bond.

Entergy crews made significant progress in northeast Louisiana over the weekend. Power has been restored power to 90-percent of their customers affected by last week’s ice storm. Nyka Scott, with Entergy, says this is just one component to the recovery process.

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She says there’s widespread damage to the electricity grid, including almost one-thousand utility poles. She says more than 500 miles of wire and 210 transformers.

The Saints have announced they will play the first ever NFL regular season game in France. Saints Owner Gayle Benson says the game in Paris will be a special moment as there is a strong cultural connection between Louisiana and France that dates back to the 17^th century. WWL Radio’s Mike Detilllier

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The game will reportedly be played on October 26^th against the Browns.

Five people were arrested following a joint investigation into child exploitation by State Police, the Covington Police and the FBI. Trooper Marc Gremillion says State Police arrested two men – 26-year-old Kevin Pierre of Folsom and 44-year-old Mayfield Lee of Metairie.

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The other three were arrested by the Covington Police Department. All face charges of indecent behavior with a juvenile, computer aided solicitation of a minor, and attempted carnal knowledge of a juvenile.

No more inspection stickers for private passenger vehicles? That’s the goal of Stonewall State Representative Larry Bagley. He plans to file a bill to get rid of them and says they serve no safety purpose. He says officers have scores of modern technologies that tell them what they need to know. This is not the first time Bagley has filed this bill.

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The bill would not apply to commercial vehicles; they would still be required to undergo safety inspections.

The Louisiana Family Forum is again seeking nominations for the state’s longest married couple. Jeff Palermo has the details.

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No more homework for students in the highly rated LaSalle Parish school District. Superintendent, Jonathan Garrett, says getting rid of homework will allow both teachers and students to be more effective throughout the school day and enhance classroom performance.

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One of the state’s  better performing school systems is trying something new and that’s not assigning homework to its students. LaSalle Parish School Superintendent Jonathan Garrett says the thinking behind this is that students will come to school every morning ready to learn, if they were not up late the night before completing their homework assignment. Garrett says they’ve received some positive feedback on the no homework policy…

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Garrett says they will re-evaluate their no homework policy after the school year.

The Louisiana Family Forum is once again looking to honor the state’s longest married couple on Valentine’s Day. Louisiana Family Forum president Gene Mills says they are honored to share these examples of lasting love…

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Nominations need to be in by the end of tomorrow. You can email them to info@lafamilyforum.org

North Louisiana is trying to get back to normal after the ice storm. The loss of power, the cold weather, and being cooped up in the house can lead to stress, anxiety, or depression. LSU Health Shreveport Psychiatry professor Doctor Smink Sangsura says if the winter blues have you down, get outside as the temperatures will warm up today…

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The sixth ranked LSU women’s basketball team was red hot yesterday as the Lady Tigers shot 56-percent from the field, hit 10 three-pointers on their way to a 103 to 63 win over 24^th ranked Alabama. Coach Kim Mulkey also liked what she saw from her defense…

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LSU’s next game is Thursday night against fourth ranked Texas.

The legislative session is five weeks away from today and once again a north Louisiana lawmaker will bring a bill up for consideration that seeks to eliminate the need for inspection stickers for passenger vehicles….

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The ice storm hit a little more than week ago and Entergy is still reporting seven-thousand of its customers are without power. More than half of the outages are in hard hit Ouachita Parish.

North Louisiana tries to get back to a sense of normalcy this week after the ice storm left thousands without power and prevented many from going to work or school. LSU Health Shreveport Psychiatrist Doctor Smink Sangsura says the if the situation has you overwhelmed, please reach out to someone…

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The Louisiana Family Forum is once again seeking the state’s longest known married couple to recognize on Valentine’s Day. Entries must be received by the end of tomorrow. Family Forum president Gene Mills says nominations can be emailed to info-at-L-A-family-forum-dot-org….

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For more information call the Louisiana Family Forum.