The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Donaldsonville man after finding his wife shot to death at their home. Eric Gill has the story…:
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The National Hurricane Center says a tropical depression which formed over the Atlantic on Monday continued to move west this morning. they say at 4am, Depression No. 2 is east of Lesser Antilles. Little change is expected today and weakening is forecast by tomorrow night. Forecasters believe this depression will lose tropical characteristics by Thursday.

Amite Representative John Bel Edwards spoke to the Baton Rouge Press Club about why voters should support him for governor next year. Thus far, he is the only declared Democrat in the race. Edwards said he’s jumping into this race offering a different vision for Louisiana…:
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The gubernatorial primary will be held in October of next year.

The tens of thousands of unaccompanied children crossing the border into Texas is concerning Louisiana lawmakers. Denham Springs Representative Valarie Hodges is calling on the state leadership to develop a plan of action for immigration in Louisiana. She says the crisis next door is spreading to states across the country…:
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Hodges says she would like citizens to visit her Facebook page and take a survey, to voice their concerns.

State Police say a husband and wife died in a two vehicle crash Monday in LaSalle Parish. They say 72-year-old Margie Moore and 83-year-old Bluith Moore rear-ended a car on LA Hwy 28 yesterday and were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other car and 8-year-old passenger were treated for moderate injuries.

The New Orleans Police Department says they’ve arrested a 75-year-old man in connection with the stabbing death of his long-time female companion in Treme over the weekend. They say the 58-year-old woman’s body was found in the street Sunday morning and she’d suffered multiple stab wounds. Tom Gibson is charged with second degree murder.