Tragedy in North Louisiana as a 17-year-old hunter from Monroe is killed by a lightning strike in Union Parish over the weekend. Investigators say Colton Honeycutt was inside an elevated deer stand in a remote wooded area Saturday when a storm came through, and a bolt of lightning hit him. Sheriff Dusty Gates says Honeycutt was hunting by himself, so the only way that the sheriff’s department was notified about what happened was by family members who went out to look for him.
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According to third quarter filings, Senator Bill Cassidy has 9.5 million dollars in campaign funds as he gears up for his re-election bid. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Cassidy continues to do well in getting donors to support his campaign.
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A special session begins on Thursday at the state capitol, as lawmakers look at delaying the party primaries for the federal elections. Andre Champagne has the story.
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President Trump is honoring Louisiana’s two national championship baseball teams this afternoon – LSU and LSU-Shreveport. LSU-S Athletic Director Lucas Morgan says this is something that the Pilots have been looking forward to ever since wrapping up their perfect season.