A tearful goodbye was given to the first of three law enforcement officers killed on Sunday’s police ambush. Thousands attended the funeral of Baton Rouge Police Officer Matthew Gerald. Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden spoke and said it’s time for the community to come together. He says we need to put aside our differences and start to understand respect….
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Gerald will be laid to rest at Louisiana National Cemetery in Zachary.

Deputies say they’ve arrested a man for threatening the safety of Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator. Caddo Sheriff’s office spokesperson Cindy Chadwick says 25-year-old Michael Evans made a disturbing post on Facebook and he was arrested during a traffic stop…
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Chadwick says Evans has numerous felony arrests on his record.

There are 23 individuals who have signed up at the Secretary of State’s office to run the US Senate seat being vacated by David Vitter. One of the men running is former KKK leader and state representative David Duke. Duke says he’s running to represent the interest of white European Americans, which he claims are being overlooked. The Louisiana Republican Party says they will play an active role in opposing Duke’s candidacy.

The owner of a Mandeville snowball stand has been arrested for inappropriate sexual behavior with some of his juvenile employees. Captain Gerald Sticker with the Mandeville Police Department says the owner of Shiver Shack, 56-year-old Anthony Fortune, was receiving sexual favors and in exchange he would pay his victims cash and supply them with illegal narcotics….
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Sticker says currently there are four victims, but advises anyone with additional information to come forward.