A summer for the weather record books comes to an end today. Jeff Palermo has the story….
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There are more and more flood damaged homes on the market that are listed as “Currently Damaged.” Baton Rouge area realtor Ginger Maulden says we could see this last for another year or two. Maulden says many other homeowners are in a waiting game…
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A six-person jury in Ouachita Parish has found West Monroe police officer Jody Ledoux not guilty of negligent homicide in the shooting death of a homeless man in 2014. Ledoux testified he thought Raymond Martinez had a gun when he was pulling a silver and gray cell phone from his pocket.
Lafayette Police are trying to determine who stuffed a body inside a toolbox. Officers made the grisly discovery yesterday afternoon after receiving a tip about a possible body at the location. The identity of the victim and cause of the death are unknown.
Twenty-nine people have been arrested in Terrebonne Parish as part of an operation by State Police and local enforcement agencies to reduce gun violence. Trooper Jesse Lagrange says they also seized illegal narcotics and weapons and six-thousand dollars in drug money…
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Eighteen arrests were for felony charges.