Louisiana’s largest ever marsh creation project is completed. Don Molino reports.
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A 13-year-old is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of a 21-year-old family member. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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The massive Lake Borgne Marsh Creation Project in St. Bernard Parish is finished. Michael Hare, the executive director of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, says the five-year construction project restored almost 32-hundred acres of marsh along the lake’s south shore.
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Lake Borgne is a critical first line of defense from hurricanes from the Gulf of Mexico that threaten the greater New Orleans area, and this project provides an added layer of defense. Hare says to say that this was a massive project is a mild understatement.
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Not only did the project have a direct economic impact of more than 32-million dollars on the region, but Hare says the final price tag will come in about five-million dollars less than the original projections.
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Netflix has announced that it has purchased Warner Brothers. Haggai Davis, the host of the radio show TechGumbo, says with that purchase, Netflix is also acquiring HBO and the streaming service HBO Max.
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Davis says while HBO Max will be acquired by Netflix, the service will not be going away entirely.
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Davis says with this acquisition, which will be completed in the second half of next year, subscribers can expect a price hike. He points out that streaming services all lose money in the early going with the hope that one day they can make money.
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A 13-year-old is facing a second-degree murder charge after allegedly fatally shooting a 21-year-old family member in Leesville. Vernon Parish Sheriff Sam Craft says the shooting happened overnight (Friday morning) in the midst of a verbal argument.
The victim has been identified as Kavin Simmons Junior. The juvenile was taken into custody at the scene without incident.
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Craft says it will be up to the district attorney to determine if the 13-year-old will be charged as an adult.
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The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is looking for the person who shot and killed a black bear last weekend in Concordia Parish. Sergeant Cole Cupip (CUE-pip) says while black bears can be shot legally, this was not one of those instances – one of the reasons being that it happened in the Richard K. Yancy Wildlife Management Area.
Sergeant Cupip says there’s a total reward of 35-hundred dollars for anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction in this shooting.
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