The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and LSU are joining together to survey the commercial seafood industry about the economic impacts suffered during the last two hurricane seasons. LDW administrator, Jason Froeba:
Cut 3 (10) “….the federal government.”
The questionnaire takes a few minutes to fill out, with the information requested from the likes of seafood producers, harvesters, dealers and charter boat operators.
A study commissioned by the State of Louisiana shows military spending in the Bayou State has climbed to a more than nine-point-six billion dollar annual impact. Don Pierson, the state’s Economic Development Secretary explains why it’s important to keep track of military spending in Louisiana and what the impact is.
Cut 12 (12) “…inside the Pentagon.”
State law mandates an in-depth assessment every four years of the military’s impact in Louisiana.
53-year-old Jason Miller of Covington is in the East Baton Rouge Jail, charged with the rape of a teen and impersonating a police officer. Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Casey Hicks says the victim was walking in the Gardere area Sunday when Miller allegedly approached her said he was in law enforcement, flashed a badge, and began questioning her.
Hicks says they are asking for the public’s help to see if Miller may have committed such heinous crimes before.
Cut 15 (08) “…law enforcement.”
A man is dead and three other men and a 14-year-old are hospitalized after an ambush-style shooting Tuesday night in front of a grocery store in St. Charles Parish. Sheriff Greg Champagne says the gunfire occurred in Killona and it hasn’t been confirmed how many shooters there were. Champagne says they’ve been working with authorities in St. James and St. Johns parishes who have encountered similar types of criminal activity.
The investigation is continuing.