Baton Rouge Police officer Matthew Gerald is laid to rest this afternoon at Louisiana National Cemetery in Zachary. He’s one of the three officers killed in last Sunday’s attack on law enforcement. An emotional funeral service took place earlier. The 41-year-old was a former Marine and served in the US Army. Police Chief Carl Dabadie…
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Gerald leaves behind a wife and two daughters.

Mandeville Police have arrested an owner of a snowball stand, who allegedly received sexual favors from his juvenile employees and in exchange he would give his victims cash and drugs. Captain Gerald Sticker says 56-year-old Anthony Fortune conducted his indecent behavior for about two months…
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Fortune faces numerous charges.

Former KKK leader and state representative David Duke qualified to run for US Senate this fall. The Louisiana Republican Party was quick announce they oppose Duke’s candidacy and they’ll play an active role in making sure he doesn’t get elected. GOP state party chairman Roger Villere…
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Duke says this is not the first time the Republican Party has denounced him. He says being rejected by the party is the best endorsement he could get…
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Duke is one of nearly two dozen candidates to officially enter the US Senate race.

In a disturbing story out of Caddo Parish, an 81-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a six-year-old child. Authorities say the elderly man had sexual contact with the girl at his home on numerous occasions.