One of the officers wounded in the deadly ambush on cops in Baton Rouge last year is suing leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement. On July 17th, 2016, 29-year-old Gavin Long killed three officers and wounded three others in a targeted attack. The suit accuses Black Lives Matter of inciting violence. But legal analyst Tim Meche doesn’t see this going far
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The suit’s description of the plaintiff matches East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Nicholas Tullier.

The Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office says a volunteer firefighter was killed when responding to a blaze in the Mt. Hermon area. They say 54-year-old Ronda Varnado of Franklinton was in a fully loaded firetruck when it ran off the road then tipped causing the water tank to crash into the cab.

There are plenty of fun events going on in New Orleans this weekend, and if you’re planning to head that way you may experience delays without an alternate route. I-10 east is going to be closed between Sorrento and Gramercy beginning tonight at 9…:
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That’s DOTD spokesman Rodney Mallet who says the interstate is set to reopen by 5am Monday morning.

A 73-year-old Slidell man was brutally beaten during a road rage incident just before noon Thursday. 19-year-old Brett McCraney and 26-year-old Adonis Young were seen attacking the victim while he was still in his vehicle, according to Detective Daniel Seuzeneau with Slidell Police…:
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Seuzeneau says the victim was transported to University Medical Center in New Orleans due to the severity of the injuries to his face and head.