Three teens are now facing charges in connection with the line-of-duty death of St. Tammany Parish Sergeant Grant Candies. All three are 17 years old, including the driver Adrian Waughtal, and are charged with first degree murder and other charges. Lieutenant Suzanne Carboni says Sergeant Candies was the 2023 deputy of the year at the Sheriff’s Office for saving two lives, including one victim of a hit and run.
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Four people were shot during a trail ride event in Clarence last Saturday, in which more than one-thousand people attended. Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Captain Tony Moran says upon arrival, deputies faced heavy traffic and located four victims with gunshot wounds.
The Supreme Court heard arguments today on whether Louisiana’s Congressional map is legal. Jeff Palermo has the story….
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Hyundai announces that it’s building a new steel manufacturing plant in Ascension Parish. The 5.8-billion-dollar plant in Donaldsonville will be Hyundai’s first steel facility in North America. The new plant will anchor the RiverPlex MegaPark on the Westbank of the Mississippi River, and construction is slated to begin in the third quarter next year.