The Governor and First Lady will dedicate a garden on the capitol grounds in honor of Louisiana veterans today. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Military spending in Louisiana is significantly up from four years ago. More from Dave Brannen.
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A Covington man accused of raping a Baton Rouge teen and impersonating a police officer is now in custody and he even confessed. Brooke Thorington has more.
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It’s Veterans Day and Governor John Bel Edwards along with First Lady Donna Edwards will dedicate the Never Forget Garden at Veterans Memorial Park adjacent to the State Capitol today. Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Joey Strickland…
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The Louisiana Memorial Park is part of a statewide volunteer project by members of the state chapters of the American Rose Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Garden Club Federation.
The dedication will take place at 11 am on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Strickland says even if you aren’t able to attend a Veterans ceremony today, he asks that you simply express your gratitude for those who defend our country.
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Strickland says today’s garden dedication also coincides with the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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Veterans Day originated as Armistice Day to commemorate the anniversary of the end of World War I. In the US it was changed to Veterans Day in 1954 and honors veterans of all wars.
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A man is dead and three other men and a 14-year-old are hospitalized after an ambush-style shooting Tuesday night in front of a grocery store in St. Charles Parish. Sheriff Greg Champagne says the gunfire occurred in Killona and it hasn’t been confirmed how many shooters there were, or the motive.
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All of the victims suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The man killed is identified as 29-year-old Darzil Washington.
Sheriff Champagne says they’ve been working with authorities in St. James and St. Johns parishes who have encountered similar types of criminal activity.
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Upset that a teen was caught up in the gunfire, the sheriff is asking people to come forward who may have information on this crime or others like it.
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A study commissioned by the State of Louisiana shows military spending in the Bayou State has climbed to a more than nine-point-six billion dollar annual impact. Don Pierson, the state’s Economic Development Secretary:
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The study for fiscal year 2020 says economic activity related to that spending has resulted in more than 77-thousand jobs, or about one out of every 26 jobs in the state, and nearly 350-million-dollars in state and local taxes.
Secretary Pierson says the study outlines the economic impact of the state’s various military-related operations including Fort Polk, Barksdale Air Force Base and the Belle Chasse Naval Air Station where thousands are employed at each.
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Pierson explains why it’s important to keep track of military spending in Louisiana and what the impact is.
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State law mandates an in-depth assessment every four years of the military’s impact in Louisiana.
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53-year-old Jason Miller of Covington is being held in the East Baton Rouge Jail, charged with the rape of a teen and impersonating a police officer. East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Casey Hicks says the victim was walking in the Gardere area Sunday when Miller allegedly approached her said he was in law enforcement, flashed a badge, and began questioning her.
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Hicks says they arrested Miller just days later due to good detective work. Having a description of the suspect’s vehicle and surveillance footage helped them find the plates on the car and thus his identity.
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The incident remains under investigation, but Hicks says they are asking for the public’s help to see if Miller may have committed such heinous crimes before.
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Hicks says the lead investigator worked tirelessly to find and arrest the suspect and Miller faces charges of first-degree rape, false imprisonment, and false impersonation of a police officer.
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The Louisiana Tech football program is scuffling, losers of five in a row heading into Saturday’s home game against Charlotte. The Bulldogs lost 52-38 last week to UAB, but Coach Skip Holtz liked what he saw from second-year freshman quarterback JD Head, who threw 196 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another score…
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Holtz says the defense is looking for a much better performance this Saturday after giving up 52 points last week…
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Perfect Game has ranked baseball coach Jay Johnson’s first recruiting class at LSU as the best in the nation. The class features eleven Top 100 players and it includes the top two players in Louisiana, Gavin Guidry from Barbe High School in Lake Charles and Zeb Ruddell of Monroe. Johnson expects Guidry to be a pitcher and position player at LSU…
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Johnson says there’s a lot to like about Ruddell from Neville High School…
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The NFL keeps waiting to see where wide receiver Odell Beckham Junior will sign. The Saints are reportedly making a strong push to get the New Orleans native. Linebacker Demario Davis says he would like to see O-B-J in Black and Gold…
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