A juvenile was found fatally shot outside of a home in Natchitoches this morning. Natchitoches Police Corporal John Greely says officers responded to the scene on Highland Park Drive just after six o’clock this morning
Greely says they are asking the public to provide tips that could lead to an arrest.
The American Red Cross is aiding in areas of the state that were heavily impacted by Hurricane Ida. President and CEO Gail McGovern has visited southeast Louisiana herself and seen the widespread devastation. She says they are providing a number of services.
McGovern says at the height of providing shelter, the Red Cross assisted up to forty thousand people. McGovern says shelters will remain open until everyone is situated.
Congressman Steve Scalise says Louisiana’s congressional delegation is on board with likely getting a separate funding package passed to help hurricane-ravaged Southeast and Southwest Louisiana. He says the money needed to impact a massive repair effort will require billions of federal dollars due to the damage.
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The Baton Rouge Zoo released sad news Wednesday about the passing of 20-month-old giraffe Burreaux. The young giraffe, named after Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow, was born December 26, 2019, the same year the LSU Tigers went undefeated. Zoo Director Phil Frost says Burreaux died early Wednesday morning after a sudden onset of a severe cough and agitation Tuesday.
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A cause of death has not been given and they expect to have autopsy results back in thirty days.