Police presence at LSU’s next home football game will be beefed up following a pair of shootings near the stadium this past Saturday. Baton Rouge Police Chief T.J. Morse says he will meet with his counterpart at LSU Police tomorrow to coordinate efforts. Morse says even though his department is shorthanded in manpower, securing the campus and the surrounding area is of utmost importance on gamedays.
Shreveport State Senator Alan Seabaugh announced that he is running for District Attorney in Caddo Parish. Although Democratic incumbent James Stewart has not formally announced his intentions of running for re-election, LSU-Shreveport Political Science Professor Jeffrey Sadow says he expects him to do so – and he would expect a race between Stewart and Seabaugh to be a competitive one.
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One of Bill Cassidy’s Republican challengers is encouraged by the money his campaign is bringing in. Colleen Crain reports.
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The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is issuing an urgent warning about green fentanyl. It says it’s just like any other fentanyl, but it’s dyed in green, and it’s just as deadly. The sheriff’s office says green fentanyl has been linked to an increase in opioid-related emergency calls throughout the Northshore and greater New Orleans.