Cops in Louisiana are preparing for any potential threat that might hit here following the ambush in Dallas where 5 police officers died during a peaceful protest. State Police Col. Mike Edmonson says they will monitor any events this weekend to protect citizens’ right to gather peacefully…:
CUT 4 (07) “called upon”
Edmonson says police have been investigating riot threats that have been made on social media and asks the public to be on the lookout for suspicious activity.

The videos of the fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling by Baton Rouge police officers has experts saying there is no way this was justified. LSU Criminal Law Professor Ken Levy says given the position Sterling was in, officers could not have reasonably believed that he posed a threat to them:
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Funeral services are being held today for 40-year-old Shannon Labit (La-beet) of New Iberia who was fatally shot early Sunday during a standoff with Iberia Parish Sheriff deputies. Labit’s nephew, Jeremy Randazzo, says the lack of specialized training to handle encounters with individuals suffering from mental illness led to his uncle’s unnecessary death…:
CUT 9 (09) “different occasion”
State Police is currently conducting the investigation into the shooting.

Starting this afternoon and into the weekend, the east-bound right lane of I-10 between the east side of the Atchafalaya Bridge to the Iberville Parish line will be closed. The closure will be from Friday at 6:30 p.m. until Monday, July 11 at 6 a.m.

The Mega Millions jackpot for tonight’s drawing is a whopping $540 million dollars. This is the seventh largest US lottery ever. The cash value is $380 million.