Triple-A is projecting gas prices will go up about a dime before the Labor Day Holiday. Fuel analyst Don Redman says it’s an educated guess, because a lot of factors affect gas prices, especially in the Gulf South…
cut 5 (10) “….much higher”
The current statewide average is $2.08. That’s about a dime higher than a year ago.

Calcaiseu Parish authorities have made an arrest in the 2009 murder of a 19-year-old female from Moss Bluff. At a press conference this afternoon, Sheriff Tony Mancuso says they arrested a man from DeQuincy…
cut 30 (08) “…second-degree murder”
In 2009, Sierra Bouzigard’s body was found on John Koonce Road. She died from blunt force trauma to the head.

In a move that doesn’t surprise many in the Capital City, Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie has announced his plans to retire. Newly elected Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome promised a new top cop, in the hopes of easing tensions between the community and police following the shooting of Alton Sterling. Political analyst and Baton Rouge Radio host Clay Young says Dabadie was willing to work on a strong partnership….
cut 8 (11) “…emotion”
Broome has named Lt. Jonny Dunnam as interim chief.

A plane crash in Union Parish has claimed the life of a 73-year-old man from Monroe. Sheriff Dusty Gates says David Lockard’s small, private plane crashed into Lake D’Arbonne yesterday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration is one site, trying to determine a cause for the crash. Lockard was the only person on the aircraft.