11:30 Newscast, July 19th, 2017

Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves expressed his frustrations over the barrier between lanes of I-12 in Livingston Parish during a FAST Act hearing in Washington. Graves says the giant wall seemed to contribute to flooding in communities north of I-12 during the August 2016 devastation….:
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It’s been nearly a year since the south Louisiana floods, yet nothing has been done to address the interstate issue. Graves says it’s not about pointing fingers, it’s about making sure this doesn’t happen again.

The St. Tammany Parish Coroner has identified the woman found dead in a house fire as the wife of Fire District No. 12 Chief Stephen Krentel. 49-year-old Nanette Krentel perished in a blaze in Lacombe on Friday, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The cause is under investigation.

According to the Zachary Police Department one person was killed in a suspected home invasion last night. They believe the suspect was shot by the homeowner who lived in an area where a lot of elderly people reside and had started having some break-in problems. More information is being released at this hour.

NOLA Brewing Company and Tulane Athletics teamed up to launch the new Green Wave Beer. Halen Doughty has more…:
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