There’s an enhanced risk for severe weather during the overnight hours for a large portion of the state today, especially south Louisiana. State climatologist Barry Keim…
cut 8 (09) “…as well”

A shooting in Jefferson Parish has left an off-duty Westwego police officer and woman dead. Sheriff Newell Normand says 26-year-old Officer Michael Louviere was assisting a woman with an apparent car accident in Marrero this morning. He says that’s when a suspect fatally shot the woman and Louviere. Normand says they believe the woman had a relationship with the suspect, 32-year-old Sylvester Holt….
cut 3 (07) “….several women”
Holt fled the scene and authorities spent several hours trying to prevent him from jumping off the Crescent City Connection Bridge.

A West Monroe pizza delivery driver fatally shot a robbery suspect last night. Detective Ray Spoon says the shooter will not be charged as he acted in self defense. He says it’s unfortunate something like this happens…
cut 16 (06) “…or not”
Spoon says they are still looking for a second robbery suspect.

Twenty-three federal inmates from Louisiana had their federal drug sentences reduced in an act peformed by Barack Obama in his final hours as President. Three of the individuals were serving a life sentence. LSU New Orleans Public Health Criminologist Peter Scharf says there’s been a push to stop issuing life-sentences for non-violent drug offenders, but the public still deserves an explantion on these commutations…
cut 14 (11) “…selection principle”