Lafourche Parish Sheriffs believe they’ve solved a 44-year-old cold case murder. Matt Doyle has the story.
Lafayette Police says 22-year old Artella Andrus was arrested after a shooting by an unidentified suspect struck his vehicle on I-10 in West Baton Rouge Parish Friday night. Andrus is a suspect in shooting at the Lafayette Police Department parking lot that injured three, shots were fired at six individuals. Andrus faces six counts of attempted first degree murder.
Forecasters say an area of low pressure in the Bay of Campeche has medium chance of developing into at least a tropical depression over the next five days. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the public also needs to pay attention to the heat with advisories posted for today across north Louisiana and southeast Louisiana as heat index values will approach 110-degrees.
Slidell Police Officer Theresa Simon died while on duty Sunday from what authorities believe was likely a massive heart attack. SPD spokesperson Daniel Suzeneau says Simon was a decorated veteran of the force and leaves behind her husband, a Slidell Police Lt., and two children.