The Shreveport Police Department and several other law enforcement agencies continue to search for the killer of 29-year-old Officer Thomas LaValley who was from St. Amant. The FBI and US Marshals have joined in offering a $25,000 reward. Investigators say LaValley was in full uniform in the line of duty when they believe 27-year-old Grover Cannon shot him multiple times. The officer died at a local hospital and Cannon remains on the run.

NOAA says there is now a 90% chance of a below-normal hurricane season in their updated 2015 forecast. Lead seasonal hurricane forecaster, Gerry Bell, says the atmospheric conditions like strong vertical wind shear come along with El Nino and low sea-surface temperatures are also making for this below average hurricane season:
CUT 7 (05) “global tropics”
He says a below normal-season is now even more likely than predicted in May when it was at a 70% chance.

In the wake of the Lafayette theater shooting, the University of Louisiana-Lafayette football team will express their pride in their community on the football field this fall. Coach Mark Hudspeth says his team will wear Lafayette Strong decals on their helmets as a token of solidarity…:
cut 12 (10) “is unbelievable”
The Lafayette Strong decals show the Acadiana flag inside an outline of the state of Louisiana.

State Police says some license plate shuffingly will be taking place soon as they are currently running out of combinations of three letters followed by three numbers. The plan is to reverse the configuration on new plates to three numbers followed by three letters. Lt. JB Slaton says this change will give the Office of Motor Vehicles a little breathing room…:
CUT 10 (07) “18 years, approximately”