Surviving a plane crash; new details on deadly drive-by

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with Matthew Albright | Assistant metro editor

Good morning! Check out some of our most interesting stories from yesterday:

Surviving a plane crash

Wade Berzas lives his life 48 seconds at a time.

The father of six survived a plane crash near Lafayette that killed five people. He's now telling the story, including his memories of hanging upside down in the wreckage and crawling, badly burnt, to safety.

You can read about those memories and how the crash changed Berzas' life in this story.

New details on deadly drive-by

In a press conference, Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul and other top police leaders gave new details on a drive-by shooting Friday that left a five-year-old and his uncle dead. They said eight people, including four young kids, were in a Honda Accord when it was shot up, with fatal results.

You can read the new information in this story, which includes more on what police leaders said about the case.

Buying Pistol Pete's letter jacket

It's been half a century since LSU's "Pistol" Pete Maravich took the basketball world by storm, but his memorabilia is still in high demand. His purple letter jacket recently went for almost $117,000 at auction.

Check out this story to see the details and what other Pistol Pete paraphernalia went for.

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