One of the officers wounded in the deadly ambush on cops in Baton Rouge last year is suing leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement. On July 17th, 2016, 29-year-old Gavin Long killed three officers and wounded three others in a targeted attack. The suit accuses Black Lives Matter of inciting violence. But legal analyst Tim Meche doesn’t see this going far
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The lawyer for one of the defendants says Black Lives Matter doesn’t have anything to sue.

Congressman Ralph Abraham has secured a $1.5 million federal grant to boost the CenturyLink-IBM Century Village project in Monroe. The funding would create a new access road that would link Century Village and IBM. Abraham said the grant could stimulate up to $20 million in economic development and create at least 80 new jobs.

Expect big delays on I-10 into New Orleans today as the eastbound lanes are closed while workers reattach the now-missing section of the elevated on-ramp from Airline Highway northbound to I-10 westbound. You’ll have to detour down Airline or plan ahead and take I-12 to I-55. The interstate is slated to re-open by Monday morning.

A 73-year-old Slidell man is recovering after he was beaten by two young men in what authorities are describing as a road rage incident. Slidell Police spokesperson Daniel Seuzeneau says one of the two suspects, 19-year-old Brett McCraney, said the elderly man nearly hit them as they were crossing the road, so a shouting match started and the victim pulled his car over…
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26-year-old Adonis Young was also arrested.