State Police has identified the suspect accused in the shooting death of Sgt. Shawn Anderson with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s office. Trooper Bryan Lee says 30-year-old Brandon Wiley is still in critical condition as he was also injured in the incident. Lee says Anderson was conducting a rape investigation with another deputy at a hair salon.:
Cut 9 (09) “shots were fired”
Casey Hicks with the sheriff’s office says Anderson was a true public servant who did whatever needed to be done…:
Cut 6 (10) “of the road”
LSP says Wiley is in critical condition and has not yet been officially charged in the death of Anderson.

A bond of $475,000 has been set for the man accused of sexually abducting an LSU student. 20-year-old Frank Herrera Jr. is booked on numerous charges including kidnapping and 2nd degree rape.

Spring is officially here and forecasters indicate we’ve got a hot wet season ahead. State Climatologist Barry Keim says that’s because of neutral conditions in the Pacific Ocean…:
Cut 3 (10) “three months”
He says we can expect an early start to the growing season.

Governor John Bel Edwards is looking to talk tax reform in the upcoming session, and according to Representative Alan Seabaugh, the plan includes eliminating many business tax exemptions. But the Shreveport lawmaker says this would hurt economic development efforts…:
Cut 17 (08) “for everybody”
Others say Louisiana’s tax structure is a mess and something needs to change.