23-year-old Colby Stokes from Mount Hermon has been charged with the murders of his grandparents, Beverly and Carley Stokes on Wednesday. Sean Richardson has more.
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State Police says there are multiple benefits to having a concealed handgun permit, even though Louisiana law now allows adults who are not felons to conceal carry without a permit. Brooke Thorington has more…
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The I-20 major rehabilitation project in Bossier City has reached a significant milestone with the pouring of concrete for new travel lanes. DOTD spokesperson Erin Buchanan…
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This project, managed by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), aims to improve I-20 but also the heavily trafficked interchanges.
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The $120 million project includes full reconstruction of both eastbound and westbound lanes. This development is expected to enhance traffic flow and safety for the approximately 86,000 vehicles that use this section daily. Buchanan says the project was long overdue.
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DOTD says work should be completed late next year.
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The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office says 31-year-old Sarah Folse and 52-year-old Deanna Witten, both of Amite, turned themselves in yesterday after they allegedly stole three German Shepherd puppies last weekend from a home in the Loranger area. TPSO spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue
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Surveillance video shows two women taking the dogs off their leashes from the homeowner’s back porch.
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Rodrigue says the homeowner has no connection with the two women arrested…
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23-year-old Colby Stokes from Washington Parish has been charged with the murders of his grandparents, Beverly and Carley Stokes. The incident occurred on July 3rd at the family’s home in Mount Hermon where Stoke’s grandparents were shot in their home. Washington Parish Sheriff Jason Smith.
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Smith says after shooting his grandparents Stokes went to a neighbor’s home and told them what happened. Authorities responded to a 9-1-1 call from the neighbor. The sheriff says Carley was dead at the scene and Beverly died at a local hospital.
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Stokes was arrested at the scene and is charged with two counts of 2nd-degree murder. Smith referenced Stokes’ past mental health struggles along with drug and alcohol abuse, and the circumstances that led to the murders aren’t uncommon in Washington Parish.
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Smith says the investigation is ongoing, and the motive behind the killings has not been disclosed.
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As of July 4th, non-felons over the age of 18 can carry a concealed handgun, also known as Constitutional Carry without a permit. However, Louisiana State Police spokesperson Shelby Mayfield reminds residents there are benefits to having a Concealed Handgun Permit, for example, training from certified instructors.
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Mayfield says those skills allow gun owners to carry confidentially and safely.
Mayfield says Constitutional Carry is only applicable to residents when they are in Louisiana. If you have a permit, you can carry concealed in 37 other states that provide reciprocity of a Louisiana Concealed Handgun Permit.
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Permitted holders are also not liable for damages, any injury, death, or loss suffered by a perpetrator if the discharge of a firearm is justified by the use of force or self-defense.
Mayfield says purchasing a firearm is also easier for permit holders.
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LSP has created a user-friendly portal making the application process for residents as quick and as easy as possible.
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After hitting Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, Tropical Storm Beryl will move across the southern Gulf of Mexico this weekend and is headed towards the Texas-Mexico border. Meteorologist Jonathan Brazzell (bra-ZEL) with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles says Beryl is expected to re-strengthen into a hurricane…
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Beryl is expected to weaken as it moves over southern Texas Monday into Tuesday. Brazzell says southwest Louisiana can expect minor coastal flooding and heavy rainfall as Beryl moves through Texas.
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Current forecasts have Beryl weakening to a tropical depression over the eastern half of Texas by Wednesday.