The Monroe Police Department is investigating a triple homicide. One of the victims was a two-year-old girl. Monroe Mayor Friday Ellis says they were gunned down in an overnight shooting on Grammont Street.
Cut 9 (12) “…should be a moral wakeup call.”
The other two victims were adults. A five-thousand dollar reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the shooter.
A cold front coming through the state is going to finally make it feel like fall outside. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says temperatures will drop significantly behind this cold front, so you will want to break out that jacket as you make your way to school or work in the morning.
Enjoy it while you can – Grymes says temperatures will return to the 70s by this weekend.
Hurricane Melissa is leaving a trail of utter devastation behind in Jamaica. It made landfall today as a Category Five hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of a whopping 185 miles an hour. Retired Army Lieutenant General Russel Honore says the United Nations will be coordinating the relief effort, and he says some private organizations are ready to help, including one from Louisiana.
Cut 7 (14) “…send in supplies.”
Governor Landry wants to immortalize slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
Cut 12 (08) “…on college campuses.”
Landry’s request has garnered mixed reaction, with the majority of comments on his post on “X” in opposition – whether it be for Kirk’s political views or Kirk’s lack of connection to LSU or Louisiana.