A 17-year-old shot during an armed robbery has died from injuries and two teenagers are now facing first-degree murder charges.
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A tarp that was put in place to cover one of the bodies of a worker that was killed in the collapse of the Hark Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans has fallen, thus exposing the body. A statement from the Mayor’s office says efforts to replace the tarp have proven extremely dangerous due to the unstableness of the site. They also requested the public to stop sharing photos of the deceased out of respect.
Oral arguments are underway in the US Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment. Senators are required to be in attendance in the chamber for six days a week, and at least eight hours a day. Senator Bill Cassidy says yesterday they clocked a long day fighting over the trial rules.
Democrats will now have 24 hours in the Upper Chamber to make their case.
Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s deputies conduct a major drug bust on Interstate 20, discovering about $900,000 in meth. Sheriff’s office spokesperson Glenn Springfield says a Special Crimes Apprehension Team was working last night when they noticed the suspicious vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.
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The suspect has been identified as Jose Luis Sosa of Houston.