The funeral for fallen Baton Rouge Police Corporal Montrell Jackson will be held today. Jackson was a 10 year veteran of the BRPD and the father of a new baby boy. Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie says when he was academy director, he served as Jackson’s instructor…:
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The 32 year old was gunned down along with two fellow officers in an ambush on police.

LSU kicker Colby Delahoussaye was hospitalized in a car crash that killed 2 others in the vehicle Saturday night. According to reports, the accident happened in Wisconsin and the others killed were 22 year-old Nebraska punter Sam Foltz and 24 year-old Michigan State punter Mike Sadler. Authorities say Sadler was the driver and he apparently lost control of the vehicle on the wet road and hit a tree. Delahoussaye was the only survivor of the accident and was released from the hospital.

Tragic story out of Beauregard Parish. The Sheriff’s Office says a father and his two sons drowned on the Sabine River as they were swimming and began to struggle. They say an individual began to help, but it was too late. The father has been identified as Harlin Powell, 51.

The Democratic National Convention begins today in Philadelphia with 59 Louisiana delegates in attendance. Michael McHale is one of the delegates says and the Lake Charles resident expects this convention to be much different than last week’s Republican convention…:
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McHale says Clinton is the most qualified candidate we’ve ever seen run for president.