Authorities say a pawn shop burglary in Baton Rouge is part of an alleged conspiracy to kill cops. Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie says the suspects are accused of trying to steal guns and ammo from the store. He says a police unit responded to the burglary and took one person into custody…:
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Dabadie says this threat against law enforcement is the reason police showed up to the Baton Rouge protests in SWAT gear on Sunday.

Secretary of State Tom Schedler is fuming over comments Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser made about early voting. Nungesser’s remarks, as reported by the News Star in Monroe, implied that voters can be bused to early voting sites, sign a piece of paper, and have their votes count even if they are not registered. But Schedler says that’s a flat out lie…:
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Nungesser says the comments were taken out of context.

NOAA predicts a below-average season for brown shrimp commercial harvests in the western Gulf of Mexico, which is not good news for shrimpers. The 55-year average harvest is around 56 million pounds, and this year’s harvest is forecast at less than 40 million pounds. Louisiana Shrimp Association President Acy Cooper…:
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The smaller harvest is expected as a result of the record high rainfall that pushed shrimp out of their nursery habitats too soon.

The Louisiana Department of Health has received confirmation of one additional case of Zika virus from another state laboratory. The patient had traveled to a region with ongoing Zika transmission, and tests confirmed here the viral infection. This is the eighth case of travel-associated Zika confirmed in a Louisiana resident.