The Caddo Parish Commission has voted seven to five to remove a Confederate monument that has stood in front of the courthouse for 111 years. Commissioner Louis Johnson voted in favor of removal. Johnson says he cast his vote based on his constituent’s feelings…
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A federal lawsuit has been filed to prevent the monument’s removal.

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise from Metairie is pushing Congress to approve tax reform legislation. Scalise says corporate leaders have told him, the current tax structure is hurting job development…
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It was a violent night in Baton Rouge. Police say a 56-year-old woman was fatally shot when a black male suspect walked up to a vehicle stopped at an intersection and fired his weapon. The gunman fled. And a teenager, possibly wearing his school uniform, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds in a park. In Monroe, police are investigating a fatal hit and run on Ruffin Drive.

The Traveling Tigers are headed to Oxford to watch LSU take on Ole Miss. Emelie Gunn has more…
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