State Police has released more information about the fatal shooting of a St. John Parish deputy who was killed by fellow law enforcement last week. Michelle Southern reports.
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By the end of this fall semester, first-year TOPS students will begin receiving text messages reminding them of their obligations to retain their scholarship. Eric Gill has more…
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The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Police Department says a linebacker was arrested this week on domestic abuse battery charges. Sergeant Bill Abrams says they responded to a complaint at one of the parking towers on campus in reference to a domestic disturbance…:
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Abrams says based on statements from the victim and also video evidence they arrested Christian Hill. He says the incident was caught on tape…:
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Team officials announce Hill has been suspended indefinitely from competition. Abrams says they are unsure of the condition of the victim at this time…:
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PSC member Scott Angelle’s entrance into next year’s governor’s race gives us four candidates for the state’s top elected position. Could the field get bigger? Jeremy Alford, with la-politics-dot-com anticipates one or two more well-known candidates. Alford says many democrats are encouraging New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to run…
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So far there’s only one announced democrat and that’s Amite Representative John Bel Edwards. Alford says on the republican side, state treasurer John Kennedy is seriously considering this race
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The four announced candidates, Angelle, Edwards, senator David Vitter and Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne are all from south Lousiaina. Alford says that means there are votes to be had in north Louisiana
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State Police has released more information about the fatal shooting of a St. John Parish deputy who was killed by fellow law enforcement last week. Trooper Melissa Matey says Lt. Nolan Anderson was heard threatening deputies before they even responded to the scene of a violent domestic dispute on September 24th…:
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Matey says when cops arrived they heard several shots being fired inside the home…:
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Matey says cops saw Anderson holding his wife at gunpoint then firing his weapon which resulted in deputies using lethal force. Matey says they have the 911 call and also the radio transmissions made by Anderson…:(The investigation is ongoing.)
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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, which primarily occurs during the student’s freshman year. Wales says letters are sent to each recipient informing them of their TOPS obligations, but a lot of students don’t read it. He says this program is an effort to reach students in a medium they already utilize…
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The texts will remind students of minimum grade point averages, number of credit hours, and other things they need to do to remain in the TOPS program. Wales says, in some cases, mass text messages will be sent out to all TOPS freshmen, but they can also tailor messages to address specific needs to a specific set of students…
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