US Senator David Vitter led a meeting of the Senate Small Business Committee this morning to address concerns of Louisiana flood victims. President and CEO of the Central Chamber of Commerce, Ron Erickson Sr., raised concerns about flood victims possibly having to elevate their homes:
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Vitter says this meeting is an important step to expediting this process.
An arrest has been made in the case of the elderly couple found murdered in a barn near their Avoyelles parish home….
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That’s Chief Deputy Steven Martel with the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office, who says the couple’s grandson, 28-year-old Michael Mayeaux, has been charged with two counts of first degree murder. No word on motive at this time.
Four of the 18-thousand homes that have registered for the Shelter At Home program have been repaired. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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A teenage student in Baton Rouge is under arrest on attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting someone that was trying to make him go to school. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office says 17-year-old D’Vonte Green was allegedly arguing with someone in front of a house, when he took out a gun and began shooting. Green apparently told cops he shot the victim because he didn’t want to go to school. The victim is at a hospital. Green is in jail pending $60,000 bond.