Over half of the races in the October 14 election have already been settled. Michelle Southern has more…
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Authorities say an 84-year-old woman at a senior living center in Metairie was choked to death and the search is on for suspects and a motive. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s office says the victim was found dead last night. Detectives at first thought it was a death by natural causes, but an autopsy revealed the cause of death to be strangulation.

Monroe Police Chief Quentin Holmes has announced he will retire on July 30th. Mayor Jamie Mayo says he did not ask Holmes to step down, despite speculation by anonymous callers into KNOE-TV in Monroe that there was a fued between the mayor and police chief over rising crime. But Mayo says that’s not the case…
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Holmes has served as Monroe’s top cop since 2011.

Governor John Bel Edwards has been holding press conferences to announce that flood damaged areas are receiving millions in federal dollars to protect against future storms. The governor was in Shreveport yesterday and today in Baton Rouge. He says the money will go towards drainage projects, buying out flood prone properties and in some cases, home elevation….
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