Most of Louisiana is getting pelted with rain today, but we’re in for a break from the summer heat as a cold front moves through behind the rain. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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Today in Baton Rouge a jury convicted a Bossier City drifter of second degree murder in the 1984 killing of Crowley businessman Gary Kergan. 66-year-old Ronald Dunnagan, who was also a former French Quarter clown, now faces an automatic sentence of life in prison. Kergan, along with his brother, owned several Sonic restaurants in south Louisiana. His body was never found and he was declared legally dead in 1986. The jury deliberated today for less than a hour before returning with the guilty verdict.

A former state legislator, who served two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to money laundering charges in 2008, announces that he is once again seeking office. Derrick Shepherd, a Democrat from Marrero, qualified to run for the 87th District House seat Thursday. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says whether Shepherd, a convicted felon, will remain on the ballot remains to be seen…:
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Dubos doesn’t think the outcome will go in Shepherd’s favor.

The Iberville Parish Sheriff’s office says Plaquemine Mayor Tony Gulotta died this morning of an apparent heart attack. He was 57.