The charges on the first shooter arrested in the killings of two Southern University students in April have been upgraded to second-degree murder. Baton Rouge Police Cpl. L’Jean Mckneely says 22-year-old Ernest Felton says ballistics analysis and autopsy results led to the upgraded charge. He says Felton is also charged with obstruction…:
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Lashunte Benton and Annette January were killed in the shooting.

Flood watches are posted throughout south Louisiana through Saturday due to a strong low pressure system moving eastward through Texas. Donald Jones is with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles…:
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The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office has called an afternoon press conference to discuss the case of the two bodies that were found in Natalbany yesterday, and the additional deceased victim located in the same area Friday morning. They say it is not yet determined if the two scenes are connected.

A measure to prohibit abortions because of a genetic abnormality moves closer to final legislative passage. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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