The Democratic campaign fundraising for the US Senate race has been unimpressive thus far, according to ULM political science professor Joshua Stockley. Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell has reported $868-thousand in the bank, and Caroline Fayard has $643-thousand on hand. Stockley says the Democrats got off to a late start in fundraising, and they are basically splitting the available campaign dollars from Democratic donors.
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Thousands gathered today at the Southern University F.G. Clark Activity Center for Alton Sterling’s funeral service. Jack Turner with the Revolution Club in Atlanta says he came to the service because there is an epidemic of police shootings.
There was another police shooting today. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand says they are working to get additional warrants and the investigation is ongoing. He says the fact that 40-year-old Melissa Belanger tried to run over the officer with her vehicle justifies the use of force by the deputy.
Normand says they believe Belanger has a drug addiction and was using the money from robbing cars to feed her habit.
A Calhoun man died in a firey crash in Monroe last night after driving the wrong way down I-20, according to State Police. Senior Trooper Michael Reichardt says 31-year-old Christopher Moss crossed the median and ran into a big rig. He says both the driver and the passenger in the 18-wheeler were properly restrained.
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As of yet, no charges have been filed in the accident.