Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is officially qualified to run for a fourth term and is up against a challenger with a self-funded million dollar war chest in Tim Temple. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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22 people were indicted on conspiracy and drug trafficking charges following a federal and state investigation on drugs in Louisiana’s largest prison…Angola. In the indictment prisoners are heard openly discussing drug deals on recorded telephone lines.

With the governor’s race officially on the two Republicans contenders say they’re ready to take the fight to Governor Edwards, in their own ways.

GOP gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone says Governor Edwards has been lax on illegal immigration, and the governor has stood by as large numbers of undocumented immigrants have come to the state.
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Initial reports of an active shooter a Baton Rouge Walmart on Tuesday had many wondering if the Bayou State was the next location of a public mass shooting. East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office Col. Bryan White says after a security sweep of the store, they began to talk to witnesses.But as the day went on, the story changed, to the point where it appears there was an altercation between a man with scissors and a man with a gun at customer service, but no shots were fired. White says he is not sure what was heard by people who claimed they heard shots.
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