The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s office had made another arrest in the weekend brawl along the West Pearl River that resulted in the death of 46-year-old Jeffery Howell of Pearl River. 20-year-old Blaine Manalle of Slidell was booked last night on a charge of second-degree murder. 21-year-old Cameron Alphonso was arrested Sunday morning and his charges were upgraded to second-degree murder yesterday. No word on what sparked the fight.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries continues to aggressively test for chronic wasting disease among the deer population in northeast Louisiana, but so far all of the tests are negative. Sampling tests began after a deer was found with C-W-D near the Louisiana border in Issaquena County….
cut 6 (10) “…bait ban”
That’s state wildlife veterniaran, Doctor Jim LaCour, who says the feeding ban was in place in East Carroll, Madison and Tensas to keep deer from gathering in one place, increasing the chances of spreading the disease.

Candidates are lining up to replace Tom Schedler as Secretary of State in a special election in November, including Democrat Renee Fontenot Free.
Voicer 3 (30) “I’m Kevin Barnhart”

Republican State Representative Julie Stokes is also running.

A Eunice man trying to flee from Kinder Police officers died during the chase…
cut 7 (07) “…of speed”
That’s State Police Sergeant James Anderson, who did not give a reason why 26-year-old Aaron Charlot decided not to stop when a Kinder Police officer tried to pull him over Monday morning.