The American Civil Liberties Union and other local groups are suing the Baton Rouge Police Department, claiming they violated individuals’ first amendment rights while protesting the shooting death of Alton Sterling. ACLU of Louisiana Executive Director Marjorie Esman says police showed up to a peaceful protest in riot gear and started wrongfully arresting people:
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Governor Edwards has defended law enforcement by calling the response to the protests as “moderate.”

Tragedy has struck the Baton Rouge Zoo again, as three monkeys died after a fatal encounter with dogs that broke into the exhibit. Zoo spokesperson Kaki Heiligenthal (High-leh-gen-thal) says two dogs somehow got into the zoo, and they were not able to get into the spot-nose guenons’ habitat,…:
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The monkeys were aged 29, 22 and 18.

The two major democrats in the U.S. Senate race are laying out their ideas about what they will do if elected to the seat being vacated by David Vitter. Attorney Caroline Fayard, who is the youngest candidate in the race, says she’s trying to outwork the other candidates. She says she will bring a fresh voice and a new message to D.C…:
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Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell says his message is simple…:
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The election will be held November 8th.