Governor-elect John Bel Edwards has put together his transition team, which will be led by a longtime state senator Ben Nevers…

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New Orleans Police announce the arrest of the suspect wanted in the Friday shooting of a Tulane medical student. Video surveillance shows 25-year-old Peter Gold trying to help a woman who was apparently being mugged by 21-year-old Euric Cain. Cain pulled a gun on Gold and shot him in the abdomen. Cain then pointed the gun at Gold’s head and pulled the trigger, but the gun jammed. Cain is charged with attempted first degree murder, second degree kidnapping, and armed robbery.

Republican Lafayette Congressman Charles Boustany announces his intention to run for David Vitter’s soon-to-be vacant Senate seat in 2016. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says next year’s race could feature some familiar names…

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He says Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle is another possible name that could enter the field.

The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office says 47-year-old Dora Blake of Minden is facing a first degree murder charge after allegedly fatally shooting her son and injured another woman while driving down Interstate 20. Lt. Bill Davis says after Blake shot 22-year-old Patrick Hollingsworth and the passenger, the vehicle crashed into a tree on the side of the interstate. He says when witnesses came to help, Blake told them she’d been kidnapped and managed to shoot her abductors…

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Davis says Blake was treated for injuries sustained during the accident and was highly intoxicated.