A 14-year-old boy is killed in a shooting in Terrebonne Parish. The shooting happened last Friday in a neighborhood in Chauvin, and the boy’s body was found in a wooded area. First Lieutenant Blake Tabor says the boy’s identity, which the sheriff’s office is not releasing, led to another discovery.
Cut 6 (11) “…several days prior.”
Lieutenant Tabor says the 14-year-old was breaking into the vehicles with two other juveniles, one of whom admitted to shooting the boy to death.
The Humane Society of Louisiana is offering a 500-dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a driver who threw three German Shepherd puppies out the window of a pickup truck in Avoyelles Parish, killing them. The incident happened back on October 8th.
We are awaiting a report from State Police on a explosion at Camp Minden in Webster Parish. Employees have been evacuated. No injuries have been reported.
A special session on tax reform starts a week from now as Governor Jeff Landry looks to reduce corporate and income rates, while broadening the services subject to sales taxes. State Senators did not go along with all of Landry’s proposals earlier this year, but Senate President Cameron Henry says the Louisiana Senate is eager to deliver meaningful tax reform…
The special session must end by November 25th.
The State Fair of Louisiana opens today in Shreveport. Marketing Manager Russell Adams says the State Fair will once again have the full complement of deep-fried, artery-clogging fair food.
Cut 5 (14) “…are really good.”
The State Fair runs through November 17th and is closed November 4th, 11th and 12th.