Police in Bastrop are asking for helping after a 10-year old was killed on Independence Day. Bastrop Police says they received a call just before 10 Sunday night in reference to a drive-by-shooting at an area known as “the slab.” They found a 10-year-old child who had been shot through the chest. Initial reports indicate a large crowd was present during the shooting, but no witnesses have come forward.
Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards has entered hospice care. Matt Doyle has the story.
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A Sunday evening crash in West Carroll Parish claims the lives of three people, a driver, and two juveniles. Trooper Michal Reichardt says a 2018 Nissan Versa driven failed to stop when it entered LA Highway 17 and none of the six occupants were restrained. While he cannot say the victims would have survived the crash if they had worn their seatbelts…
The driver of the other vehicle was not injured.
Governor Edwards signs legislation that will gradually redirect up to 300 million dollars in vehicle sales taxes to infrastructure projects. CRISIS Executive Director Scott Kirkpatrick says they don’t yet know what factors will determine which projects get constructed first.
Kilpatrick says a new Mississippi River Bridge is among the projects.