The plane was on its way from Jackson, Mississippi, to Shreveport. The Monroe Regional Airport tower lost contact with the plane at 2:10 p.m.
Author: Greg Hilburn, Monroe News Star
President Donald Trump plans to attend LSU-Clemson title game in New Orleans
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All Mississippi beaches close as toxic algae bloom blankets state’s coast
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Leah Chase, civil rights activist and ‘Queen of Creole Cuisine’ at Dooky Chase, dies at 96
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Catholic school principal resigns after being arrested at D.C. strip club while on field trip
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