A state panel is meeting at this hour to discuss the cost of the death penalty in Louisiana. Eric Gill reports..:
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The Department of Health and Hospitals says the chlorine levels in the Ascension Parish water system where a deadly amoeba was discovered last month are still not high enough. Parish officials claimed the burn had reached the proper level and that the aomeba had been killed off but special testing by DHH indicated that’s not the case according to state health officials. They say this means the chlorine burn continues but maintain the water remains safe to drink.

The United Way of Acadiana says about $250,000 has been raised for the 11 victims of last month’s tragic Lafayette theater shooting which killed 2 women and injured 9 others. President and CEO Margaret Trahan says this money is used to help defray the costs and expenses for the victims and their families such as income loss, medical bills and funeral costs. She says the donations have been pouring in..:
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She says most of the money raised is by businesses and retailers selling t-shirts, yard signs and jewelry.

State Police is investigating the case of a suspect who was shot by both a Union Parish Sheriff’s Deputy and Louisiana State Trooper last night during a domestic disturbance in Downsville. Authorities believe the man pointed his gun at the cops before he was fired upon. The unidentified suspect is in serious condition and charges are pending.