The full House approves a controversial measure to protect Louisiana’s confederate monuments after two hours of heated debates….:
Cut 3 (30) “I’m Halen Doughty”

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office is on the scene of an incident at a gas station in Vinton where apparently a man has barricaded himself inside the cooler.

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office is holding a news conference this morning to provide additional information on the arrest of a Slidell man who allegedly killed an infant.

A bill to raise the state’s gas tax for road improvements gets heard in the House Ways and Means committee today. In opposition is Director of Americans for Prosperity John Kay who says legislators raised taxes on Louisiana residents last year and this is not a good time for for another tax…:
Cut 9 (06) “few years”
But supporters say something has to be done to raise revenue for the state’s failing infrastructure.

The Lafayette Police Department says they’ve solved a 10-year-old cold case murder by arresting three north Louisiana men. Cpl. Karl Ratcliff says last December they re-opened the investigation into the brutal murder of 39-year-old Malcolm Davis, who was beaten to death at a gas station on August 10, 2007…:
Cut 11 (11) “physical altercation”
The three men face second-degree murder counts.