Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden responds to criticism for being in Taiwan last week rather than speaking before Congress with other local mayors about flood relief. Holden says he was in Asia to attend a forum about building sustainable port cities and the mayor says he was not invited to Washington D-C
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Holden adds he was communicating with his staff while in Taiwan.

Delta Regional Authority announces $72 million in investments in Louisiana to strengthen infrastructure, prepare for disasters, build the workforce, and support small businesses. Federal Co-chairman Chris Masingill says they are putting a portion into the geauxBiz program to provide support for small businesses…:
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Baton Rouge Police are investigating the case of a woman who claims she accidentally shot and killed her boyfriend during a fight. Sgt. Don Coppola says 25-year-old Larriana Hughes told cops she was being slapped by her boyfriend, 27-year-old Christopher Payne, and as she was trying to put a gun back into a car and it went off by mistake…:
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She is charged with negligent homicide.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is investigating a fatal boat crash in St. Mary Parish which took the life of a 7-year-old girl. LDWF Spokesperson Adam Einck says yesterday a bass boat collided with an aluminum vessel in Bayou Cheramie causing Jaidyn Montet to hit her head…
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No one has been cited in the fatal accident, but the investigation continues.