Baton Rouge Police arrest a man after he allegedly fired shots at a police officer and four others, including his mother, sister and cousin. Cops located 34-year-old Eugene Thomas Junior about 15 minutes after the initial shooting and Sgt. Don Coppola says that’s when the suspect started shooting at the officer…
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Coppola says the officer is expected to survive, but has suffered serious injuries.

A Monroe man has designed a product called Streamleash to help you have better control of your dog. Ian Blaylock says as a runner, if his dog quickly ran in one direction, he would lose his balance and control of his pet. He says Streamleash allows the leash to extend, but the user is in control of the cord length…
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Blayock says Streamleash features a wrist strap, so you no longer have to grip the leash in you hands,
Lawmakers are optimistic a deal will be reached to fix the fiscal cliff. Jeff Palermo talked to legislative leadership about what they expect in the special session…
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Baton Rouge-based Raising Cane’s will expand into New Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska this year as 80 new locations are planned this year. CEO Todd Graves says he is very specific as what he expects from each operation…
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