There’s a chance for severe weather in north Louisiana through this evening as a cold front moves in. Marty Mayeaux with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says this thunderstorm activity could bring in about an inch of rain to the area…:
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He says the cold front will bring much cooler temperatures to the state over the next few days.

Louisiana State Police arrest an “on-duty” Shreveport firefighter after he allegedly tried to meet with what he thought was a 13-year-old girl and her mother to have a sexual encounter with both. Trooper Matt Harris says 35-year-old Brian Garza left the station for the meetup, but found troopers instead…:
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Garza was charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile, computer aided solicitation of a minor and prostitution.

The two candidates for governor touched on several key policy issues during last night’s debate televised by Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Democrat John Bel Edwards says he supports charter schools, but high performing districts should be given the option to opt out of they choose. But Republican David Vitter, who supports charter schools without reservation, says limiting the opportunity to districts with low letter grades, would alienate thousands of students who happen to be in high a performing district…:
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Early voting continues tomorrow and ends Saturday.

Sources say one of the Marksville officers involved in the shooting that killed a 6-year-old, could walk out of jail as early as Thursday. The father of 23-year-old Norris Greenhouse Jr. is expected to secure a million dollar property bond for his son.