Louisiana Radio Network News, I’m Matt Doyle
Baton Rouge Police arrest a man after he allegedly fired shots at a police officer and his family. Cops located 34-year-old Eugene Thomas Junior about 15 minutes after an initial shooting, when he opened fire on police. Sgt. Sgt. Don Coppola says Thomas faces several charges.
One officer was rushed to the hospital and is expected to survive their injuries.
An 83-year-old grandmother is the first Louisiana Lotto jackpot winner for the year. Louisiana Lottery Spokesperson Kim Chopin says Josephine Prendergast of Gonzales thought she won only 600-dollars. Prednergast was quite surprised when she found out at the lottery office she won 525-thousand-dollars…
A Shreveport woman was arrested and charged with exploitation of persons with infirmities and felony identity theft after an investigation by Caddo Parish deputies. 37-year-old Dorothy Edwards was a caregiver for a disabled 65-year-old-woman and is accused of stealing more than 20,000 dollars. Spokesperson Cindy Chadwick says it was a long con.
Edwards is being held on a 150,000 dollar bond.
The federal government has declared this year’s flu season as the worst breakout since the 2009 swine flu epidemic. State Health Secretary Dr. Rebekah Gee says don’t hold out on getting your shot because of vaccine related rumors. She says there is a lot of misinformation online.
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