Louisiana’s landmark $6.8 billion settlement with BP over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster has been finalized. This clears the way for the state to begin receiving billions of dollars for coastal restoration and economic recovery. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says it’s time to bring this situation to a close…
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This is part of an overall $20 billion settlement with BP among five Gulf Coast states.

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office is looking for a vehicle of interest in connection with the triple shooting that claimed the life of one man and injured two others. They say detectives responded to a house in LaPlace where they found an 18-year-old and a 23-year-old injured from gunshots, and learned another 23-year-old man had been sent to the hospital where he died. Authorities say this white truck was in the area at the time of the shooting and would like to know its whereabouts, occupants and owner.

A new statewide poll on Louisiana’s governor’s race shows Democrat John Bel Edwards has jumped out to a 9-point lead over Republican David Vitter. Eric Gill reports…:
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