No matter where in the state you’re at, you will want to be weather aware tomorrow. LSU Public Health climatologist Barry Keim says a cold front is coming through, and that’s going to bring heavy rains. 

Cut 3 (09) “…even heavier rainfall.” 

Keim says those in the northern and eastern portions of the state should also be prepared for the potential of tornadoes.

Starting Wednesday, you will know whether the shrimp you order at your favorite restaurant or you buy at the grocery store comes from Louisiana. A new law goes into effect January 1st requiring restaurants and distributors to clearly disclose whether the seafood was caught off the shores of Louisiana. The bill’s author, Marrero State Senator Patrick Connick, says the new law does not dictate what brand names the companies go by.

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Violators face stiff financial penalties.

An 11-year-old boy is killed in a Christmas morning house fire in Richland Parish. Assistant Fire Chief Rusty Edwards with the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal says the home did not have working smoke detectors, and that made the difference between life and death.

Cut 11 (08) “…in the home.”

While the cause is still under investigation, Edwards says possibilities include faulty electrical wiring and a space heater placed close to flammable materials.

A hunter near Baton Rouge is recovering after being accidentally shot by another hunter. Agent Jared Riddle with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says they were hunting at the same time on a small piece of property in Zachary that both had permission to be on, but they were unaware of each other’s presence.

Cut 13 (11)  “…hunter’s orange on.”

Come January 1st, whenever you buy seafood at the store or order seafood at your favorite restaurant, you will know whether it comes from Louisiana. A new law goes into effect that day requiring restaurants and distributors to clearly disclose where the seafood was caught.

Cut 7 (07) “…type of product.”

That’s Marrero Senator Patrick Connick. Connick says the new law also increases the fines and penalties for businesses that do not clearly mark the seafood’s origin on the packaging or menu.

An 11-year-old boy is killed in a Christmas morning house fire in Rayville. Assistant Fire Chief Rusty Edwards of the State Fire Marshal’s Office says an electrical malfunction with the home’s wiring or a space heater are potential causes. Edwards says the home also did not have working smoke alarms and he says the state agency is offering free smoke detectors…

Cut 10 (09) “…easily catch fire.”

Louisiana will be featured in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, to promote Louisiana tourism with a float called “Louisiana Saturday Night.”

Cut 1 (29) “…I’m Colleen Crain.”

Leesville high school running back Xavier Ford has been named the Class Four-A offensive player of the year. Ford rushed for a state record 3,647 yards and 52 touchdowns this past season. Iowa’s Cohen Charles is the defensive player of the year in Class 4A as the senior had 159 tackles, four forced fumbles and four interceptions. Cecilia’s Dennis Skains is the coach of the year after leading the Bulldogs to their first state championship since 1995.

Authorities have found a missing 14-year-old girl from Tennessee living in a tent in a wooded area of Tangipahoa Parish. Twenty-eight-year-old Alexander Materne from St. Rose in St. Charles Parish has been arrested in her disappearance. Authorities say the two met while playing an online game and Materne went to Tennessee to get her. The two allegedly engaged in sexual acts in St. Rose and then she was brought to Tangipahoa Parish while Materne celebrated Christmas with his family in Jennings.

A young boy is killed in a Christmas morning house fire in Richland Parish….

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For the fourth straight year, Louisiana will have a float in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California on January 1^st. The theme of this year’s float is Louisiana Saturday Night and Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says it will illustrate what a Saturday night in Louisiana is like. Nungesser says more than 100 Louisianians will help decorate the float…

Cut 5 (09) “…with all volunteers”

The float features a giant playful alligator wearing Mardi Gras beads, a Cajun Dance Hall and rising country music star Timothy Wayne will sing the iconic song “Louisiana Saturday Night.”

The origin of crawfish and shrimp and other seafood must be clearly labeled because of a new law that goes into effect on January 1^st. Marrero Senator Patrick Connick authored the legislation…

Cut 8 (07) “….product of China’

Connick says businesses who try to mislead the consumer with where the seafood originated from will face thousands of dollars fines.

Come next Wednesday, you will know beyond a shadow of a doubt whether the seafood you’re buying is domestic. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Several tornado warnings were issued last night, but no reports of any significant damage. Another round of strong storms is expected to hit the state tomorrow.

Tonight the jackpot for the Mega Millions drawing is 1.15 billion dollars. You can purchase a ticket until nine o’ clock tonight.

For the fourth year in a row, Louisiana will be featured in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California on New Year’s Day. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says the state’s float is called Louisiana Saturday Night and it will feature a giant playful alligator wearing Mardi Gras beads. Riding on its back is a Cajun Dance hall and cypress trees….

Cut 4 (09) “…across Louisiana.”

Performing his rendition of “Louisiana Saturday Night” will be LSU student and rising country music star Timothy Wayne, who is the nephew of Tim McGraw.

A Louisiana man is recovering after he was accidentally shot while he was hunting by another hunter who thought he was shooting at a deer. The incident happened in Zachary near Baton Rouge and L-D-W-F Lt. Jared Riddle says both hunters were not wearing hunter’s orange…

Cut 15 (08) “….of reasons”

The man shot suffered non-life threatening injuries.

A new state law that goes into effect on January first will require Louisiana restaurants to clearly state the country of origin of shrimp and crawfish they are selling. Marrero Senator Patrick Connick authored the law and says violators face thousands of dollars in fines…

Cut 9 (13) “…50-thousand dollars”

Mislabeling of seafood has been a big problem in Louisiana.

A hunter near Baton Rouge is recovering after being accidentally shot by another hunter. Lt Jared Riddle with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says the hunters were hunting at the same time on a small piece of property in Zachary that both had permission to be on, but unaware of each other’s presence.

Cut 13 (10)  “…hunter’s orange on.”

One of the hunters shot the other with buckshot from a 20-gauge shotgun. The injuries are non-fatal.

Louisiana will be featured in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, to promote Louisiana tourism with a float called “Louisiana Saturday Night.”

Cut 1 (29) “…I’m Colleen Crain.”

Newly released numbers from the U-S Census Bureau show Louisiana’s population grew this year for the first time since 2020. It’s not a huge increase as Louisiana’s population grew by just under ten thousand people. The smallest increase of any state that added population. Central and northeast Louisiana saw the largest population losses, while more people are living in the Baton Rouge area.

Come January 1st, whenever you buy seafood at the store or order seafood at your favorite restaurant, you will know whether it comes from Louisiana. A new law goes into effect that day requiring restaurants and distributors to clearly disclose where the seafood was caught.

Cut 7 (07) “…type of product.”

That’s Marrero Senator Patrick Connick, who authored the law. Connick says the new law also increases the fines and penalties for businesses that do not clearly mark the seafood’s orgin on the packaging or menu.

An 11-year-old boy is killed in a house fire in Richland Parish. Firefighters were called out to the burning home in Rayville Christmas morning. Two people made it out, but the 11-year-old boy didn’t. Assistant Fire Chief Rusty Edwards of the State Fire Marshal’s Office says the fire started in the boy’s bedroom.

Cut 10 (09) “…easily catch fire.”

A hunter is recovering after he was shot by another hunter. It happened in East Baton Rouge Parish in Zachary. Lieutenant Jared Riddle with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says the hunter saw rustling in the bushes and thought it was a deer and shot.  Once he realized it was a person, he went to help.

Cut 14 (05) “…going from there.”

The injured hunter was shot in the arm and airlifted to a Baton Rouge hospital. His injuries are not life-threatening. LDWF cited the shooter for hunting deer without possessing deer tags and for not wearing hunter’s orange. The hunter shot was also not wearing hunter’s orange.

Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser heads to Pasadena, California, today where once again the state will have a Louisiana themed float in the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day. Nungesser says having a float in this parade gets up to 40-million dollars in media coverage….

Cut 6 (11) “…going on in Louisiana”

Nungesser says the float’s theme is Louisiana Saturday Night and it will give parade viewers an idea of what a Saturday night in Louisiana is like.

Louisiana will be featured in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, to promote Louisiana tourism with “Louisiana Saturday Night.” Colleen Crain has more.

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Come next Wednesday, you will know beyond a shadow of a doubt whether the seafood you’re buying was caught off the coast of Louisiana. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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A young boy is killed in a Christmas morning house fire in Richland Parish. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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For the fourth year in a row, Louisiana will be featured in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. This year’s parade theme is “Best Day Ever,” and Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says they decided to highlight “Louisiana Saturday Night” to give the nation an idea of what Louisiana has to offer.

Cut 4 (09) “…across Louisiana.”

Nungesser says over 100 Louisianians made the journey to Pasadena to help decorate the float.

Cut 5 (09) “…with all volunteers.”

Nungesser says it reaches billions of views and the return on investment is up to 40-million-dollars in media coverage every year, and is a great way to promote Louisiana tourism.

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The Parade of Roses is on January 1^st, at 10 a.m. on ABC and NBC

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Come January 1st, whenever you buy seafood at the store or order seafood at your favorite restaurant, you will know whether or not it comes from Louisiana. A new law goes into effect that day requiring restaurants and distributors to clearly disclose whether the seafood was caught off the shores of Louisiana.

Cut 7 (07) “…type of product.”

The bill’s author, Marrero State Senator Patrick Connick, says the new law will not dictate what brand names the companies go by.

Cut 8 (07) “…product of China.”

Connick says there will be substantial penalties for restaurants and distributors who deceive customers starting next Wednesday.

Cut 9 (13)  “…50-thousand dollars.”

The new law comes after testing done on the shrimp at this year’s Morgan City Shrimp and Petroleum Festival found that 80-percent of vendors were selling imported shrimp instead of shrimp caught off the Louisiana coast.

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An 11-year-old boy is killed in a house fire in Richland Parish. Firefighters were called out to the burning home in Rayville Christmas morning. Two people made it out, but the 11-year-old boy didn’t. Assistant Fire Chief Rusty Edwards says the fire started in the boy’s bedroom.

Cut 10 (09) “…easily catch fire.”

Edwards says the home did not have working smoke detectors, and that made the difference between life and death.

Cut 11 (08) “…in the home.”

Edwards says for anyone who doesn’t have working smoke alarms in his or her home, there is assistance available.

Cut 12 (09) “…and First Alert.”

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A hunter near Baton Rouge is recovering after being accidentally shot by another hunter. Agent Jared Riddle with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says the hunters were hunting at the same time on a small piece of property in Zachary that both had permission to be on, but they were unaware of each other’s presence.

Cut 13 (10)  “…hunter’s orange on.”

Riddle says the hunter saw rustling in the bushes and thought it was a deer and shot.  Once he realized it was a person, he went to help.

Cut 14 (05) “…going from there.”

The injured hunter was shot in the arm and was airlifted to Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. His injuries are not life-threatening. LDWF cited the shooter for hunting deer without possessing deer tags and for not wearing hunter’s orange.  Riddle says wearing hunter’s orange could have prevented this incident from happening.

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The Saints have been eliminated from playoff contention and still have two more regular-season games left. Interim head coach Darren Rizzi says the players have not checked out and want to add to their win total…

Cut 16 (14) “…this Sunday.”

This Sunday is the Saints’ final home game of the year as they host the Las Vegas Raiders. Rizzi says it would be great if they could give Who Dat Nation something to cheer about…

Cut 17 (17)  “…in sync.” 

Derek Carr, Alvin Kamara, Erik McCoy and Lucas Patrick did not practice on Thursday and Rizzi says McCoy is likely done for the season with an elbow injury. Receiver Chris Olave was a full participant, looking to return after suffering multiple concussions. Rizzi says they have not determined if he’ll play Sunday…

Cut 18 (13)   “…with that.”

One of the goals of the Landry administration in year two is making state government run more efficiently. Jonesboro Representative Jack McFarland, the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, says one way to accomplish that is by reining in government contracts.

Cut 6 (08) “…our government’s budget.”

McFarland says more red tape placed on business and industry will also cost more money to enforce.

Thanks to a new initiative, Louisiana State Parks and cultural sites will become more accessible to foster families. State Parks Director Brandon Burris says eligible families will receive a DCRT Foster Caregiver annual day-use pass, granting free entry to Louisiana’s 21 state parks, 14 historic sites, and nine museums for the pass-holder and their guests.

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Lowe’s Home Improvement donates 34-thousand, 10-year lithium battery smoke alarms to the State Fire Marshal’s Operation Save-A-Life program. Jeff Palermo has more.

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Scary moments for a New Orleans tour group as its tour bus catches fire in the city’s Treme neighborhood. Two Canadian tourists say they were about 20 minutes into the tour when smoke started coming in from above the driver. The driver let everyone out at the I-10 underpass, just before the bus became engulfed in flames. Thankfully, no one was hurt.