7:30 am Newscast

Governor Jeff Landry’s legislative priorities are facing resistance in the Senate. Colleen Crain has the story…

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New Orleans police are investigating a deadly afternoon traffic accident. The call about the overturned vehicle on Interstate 610 and St. Bernard Avenue came in just before 4:30 yesterday. We’re told the injured driver was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. No other injuries were reported.

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Walker High School’s head baseball coach has been arrested for allegedly submitting false invoices of almost $30,000 to the school for reimbursement of equipment he never bought. When the school discovered the discrepancy, they ultimately learned that the equipment had never even been ordered. Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard. says they his office is still investigating the incident.

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Police have arrested 34-year-old Foreign National Amanvir (Uh man ver) Singh (Sing) in the shooting death of 36-year-old long-haul truck driver, Gurpreet (Gore preet) Singh Judge. The shooting happened alongside Interstate 20 in Caddo Parish last month. Wednesday night, Singh was arrested near Jackson, Mississippi. Sgt. Casey Jones with the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office …

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