A shooting inside The Grand movie theater in Lafayette has left three people dead and nine others injured. Lafayette Police Chief Jim Craft identifies the shooter as 59-year-old John Russel Houser of Phenix City, AL. He says Houser has been in Lafayette since early July. The two deceased victims have been identified as 21-year-old Mayci Breaux and 33-year old Jillian Johnson. Craft says they are working to determine the motive of the shooter…

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He says the nine people’s injuries range from non-life threatening to critical. Governor Bobby Jindal arrived shortly after the shooting and says this incident is something that angers and saddens all of Louisiana…

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Craft says authorities have found no evidence that the shooter knew any of the victims.

Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne has sent a letter to Governor Bobby Jindal asking that he reimburse taxpayers for the cost of having State Police provide security for him during his out-of-state campaign travels. LSU Political Science professor Robert Hogan…

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It’s unlikely Jindal will follow through with Dardenne’s request.

Emergency crews from throughout the state say they’ve responded to hundreds of calls about children locked in cars this summer. Curt Monte with the Baton Rouge Fire Department says the heat index has reached triple digits in recent weeks and leaving your kid in a car comes with potentially deadly consequences…

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Monte says most of the calls stem from minor incidents, but they want to remind parents to remain vigilant.