A cold front is pulling up stationary in our vicinity now and will slowly move east across the state through Saturday. The front will likely keep a slight chance of rain in the forecast through the weekend
Scot Kidd is accused of killing Joan and Zoren O’Brien in their Iowa home. Kidd is charged with two counts of first-degree murder. He took the witness stand late this afternoon and admitted to shooting Zoren O’Brien with a shotgun, but said it was in self-defense. He said Joan O'Brien was accidentally shot by her husband.
Fog has developed across all of Southwest Louisiana this morning and really reducing visibility in most areas and that’s why a Dense Fog Advisory has been issued until 10:00 a.m. this morning. Expect the warm and muggy afternoons to continue through the end of the week and into the weekend as a real significant change in the pattern doesn’t look likely until the middle of next week.
Parking has become a premium at Lake Charles Regional Airport, with some people even having to park in the grass during busy holiday weekends. This comes as the airport anticipates an increase in travel as the holiday season gets closer.
Dwayne O’Brien went to the house August 29, to help his parents clean up after Hurricane Laura. He called “Good morning, we’re here,” but no one answered as he entered the home about 7 a.m. But he quickly made a gruesome discovery--his parents shot to death.
Our weather pattern has begun to change as humidity is slowly returning with dew points climbing back into the lower 60′s and that has added a little mugginess into the air. Temperatures this morning are running some 10-15 degrees warmer than what we are seeing 24 hours ago and this will be a common theme heading over the course of the next few days.
“It’s just an opportunity for job seekers to get out, network, meet with employers and meet with other unemployed individuals in hopes that they get back to work,” said the Local Area Coordinator for the American Job Center Crystal Scott.
If you’re planning on cooking a turkey dinner this Thanksgiving, you’ll need to act fast and get ready for increased prices. Local meat markets are preparing for the holidays, but say they’re already having shortages of turkeys and other products, along with an increase in prices.
"I do recommend people getting shots, so they don't infect other people. I want COVID off the front page," said Ron Kaspar, at a local pharmacy where he went to get a COVID booster.
Chief Det. Rhonda Jordan said the Vernon Sheriff’s Office received a complaint Sunday in regards to “nonconsensual sexual contact” between Simms and another person.
Larrianna Jackson, the 18-year-old student arrested earlier this month for her video-recorded attack on a disabled teacher at Covington High School, has been charged with felony counts that could be punishable by up to 10 years in prison
We’re off to another cool start with many of us under clear skies as temperatures continue to fall into the lower to middle 50′s for many locations. Sunshine mixed with clouds will become the weather story over the next several days as well as increasing humidity as winds continue to turn back out of the south as our area of high pressure slides east and we await the arrival of the next cold front.
Five years later, a mother is still mourning the loss of her daughter. Donisha Stroman was killed in a hit-and-run on October 29, 2016 and her killer has still not been found.
"These cases of unjustly detained Americans cannot be ignored. They need to be addressed. And we are failing. We are failing our Americans," said Cristina Vadell, whose father Tomeu is one of the CITGO executives detained in Venezuela in 2017.
Our week is starting off perfect as we have cooler and drier air remaining in place as high pressure continues to build overhead, but changes are on the way as we move throughout the week. Moisture as well as the opportunity for a few showers and storms will return to the forecast as the high slides to the east and then we can focus our attention on yet another cold front arriving.
What a beautiful weekend with mostly sunny skies and low temperatures! It will remain comfortable through Monday, though temperatures will gradually warm over the next few days.
