State Police has released more information about the fatal shooting of St. John Parish deputy, Lt. Nolan Anderson, who was killed by fellow law enforcement responding to a violent domestic dispute last week. Trooper Melissa Matey says when cops arrived they heard several shots being fired inside the home…

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Matey says that resulted in deputies using lethal force. The investigation is ongoing.

PSC member Scott Angelle’s entry into next year’s governor’s race gives us four candidates for the state’s top elected position. Could the field get bigger? There are three Republicans in the race and Jeremy Alford, with la-politics-dot-com, says another, state treasurer John Kennedy, is seriously considering jumping in…

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So far there’s only one announced democrat, Amite Representative John Bel Edwards, but Alford says many Democrats are encouraging New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to run.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Police Department says a linebacker was arrested this week on domestic abuse battery charges. Sergeant Bill Abrams says Christian Hill was arrested based on statements from the victim and video evidence. He says they are unsure of the condition of the victim at this time…

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Hill has been suspended from the team indefinitely.

By the end of this fall semester, first-year TOPS students will begin receiving text messages reminding them of their requirements to retain their scholarship. Gus Wales, with the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance, says the goal of this new program is pretty straightforward…

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He says about 40-percent of TOPS students lose their award each year.