A new campaign ad for Democrat Foster Campbell features Governor John Bel Edwards urging residents to vote for the Public Service Commissioner in the US Senate runoff. Halen Doughty has more…:
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According to online inmate records in Jefferson Parish, the man accused of killing former NFL and John Curtis football star Joe McKnight has been arrested and charged with manslaughter. Ronald Gasser was released following the apparent road rage incident pending further investigation. Sheriff Newell Norman is slated to give an update this morning at 10am.

Senator David Vitter gave his farewell speech on the Senate floor Monday, as he will leave the office he’s held since January 2005. The outgoing Senator thanked members of his team, his colleagues, and friends in Washington. But he says he owes the most to his wife, Wendy:
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Opening statements are expected to begin this morning in the trial of the man accused of shooting and killing former Saint Will Smith. A jury selection process lasted well into Monday night. Cardell Hayes faces life in prison if convicted on the 2nd degree murder charge.

More whooping cranes have arrived in Louisiana as the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries continues years of work to restore the population. LDWF Biologist Sara Zimorski:
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A total of 25 whooping cranes have been delivered to Louisiana this year.