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Sad news to report this morning as Cajun musician Cedric Benoit died last night in Branson, Missouri. He was 62 years old.

Detective Stephen Arnold was a 12-year veteran of JPSO who served as a Second District deputy and Narcotics detective.

Leo "The Bull" Thomas, an acclaimed Zydeco drummer and vocalist, died yesterday. He was 84.

KATC is reporting that the family of Skye Angers has shared on social media that she and her unborn baby are dead.

A Southern University student was found dead in Lake Pontchartrain on Thursday afternoon after being missing for two weeks.

Barbara Chifici, the owner of all three Deanie's Seafood restaurants in New Orleans, died on Saturday at Ochsner Medical Center Kenner. She was 77.

Sad news to report out of Sabine Parish as Many Police Chief Roger Freeman passed away yesterday.

Broussard has died at the age of 83, according to friends.

Sad news to report out of Livingston Parish as the Denham Springs football player who collapsed at practice on Tuesday has died.

Very sad news to report this afternoon. David Lemaire, a 2019 Teurlings Catholic High School graduate, who has batted coronavirus for the past month, has died. He was only 19.

Swamp pop legend and longtime broadcaster Rod Bernard died today after a short illness. He was 79 years old.

Legendary accordion maker Randy Falcon passed away over the weekend from complications of Lou Gehrig's disease. He was 69.