State Police Colonel Mike Edmonson says the Kansas City man who orchestraed an attack on law enforcement in Baton Rouge sought out locations to specifically target police officers. Edmonson says they recovered a rental car Gavin Long used, which is being analyzed for evidence, as well as the weapons Long had at the time of the shooting…
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Edmonson says they are still trying to determine what the ex-Marine did prior to the attack and who he spoke with as they continue to investigate whether he had any associates who helped him carry out Sunday’s shooting that ended the lives of three police officers.

At a two o’ clock press conference, Governor John Bel Edwards called the tragic incident, pure, unadulterated evil…
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Three officers were also wounded in the attack. East Baton Rouge Sheriff Sid Gautreaux says one of his wounded deputies is in bad shape.

The man who authorities say planned the ambush on police officers in Baton Rouge, killing three and wounding three others, was seeking justice for the death of Alton Sterling according to his social media posts. In Gavin Long’s online postings, he says the best way to handle the shooting of Sterling by two white police officers was through more violence…:
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In earlier postings, Long said he was not associated with any groups.

Friends and family members of the Louisiana law enforcement officers who lost their lives are devastated today. David St. Romain is a local singer in Baton Rouge, and good friends with fallen Deputy Brad Garafola. Romain says Deputy Garafola was the school resource officer at Woodlawn High when he was a student there…:
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The other officers who died are 41-year-old Matthew Gerald and 32 year old Montrell Jackson from BRPD.

The man who authorities say planned the ambush on police officers in Baton Rouge was seeking justice for the death of Alton Sterling, according to online posts. Michelle Southern reports…:
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At a press conference during this hour, Governor John Bel Edwards says Long came to Louisiana to specifically harm our community. He called the shooting pure evil and diabolical attack on the very fabric of our society.

The public has started a memorial at the scene where three officers were fatally gunned down by a man identified by authorities as Gavin Long. A man from Orlando has placed signs that say peace and unity. He says killing is not the way to get justice…
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The three officers shot have been identified as Brad Garafola, Matthew Gerald and Montrell Jackson. David St. Romain a local singer in Baton Rouge knew Garafola and it ripped his heart apart when he heard Garafola’s voice in police dispatch recording screaming that an officer is down…
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Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge says that a deputy remains in critical condition at their hospital, while the officer that was reported in fair condition ahs been released.

State Police believe the shooter that killed three law enforcement officers and injured three others planned his attack. Major Doug Cain say 29-year-old Gavin Long of Kansas City stationed himself along Airline Highway in Baton Rouge to inflict pain on law enforcement….
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We have found out that Long had an extremist persona online. There are social media posts that show had him discussing the demonstrations seeking justice for the death of Alton Sterling. In a YouTube posting on July 10th, Young says protesting Sterling’s death will not work and suggested violence instead.
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Young lived in Kansas City and he’s a former Marine. He turned 29-years-old on the day of the shootings.

It’s a big week in politics with the Republican National Convention and qualifying for the federal elections. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Donald Trump’s acceptance speech as the Republican nominee on Thursday night is the most anticipated speech of the year. He says you never know what side of Trump you will get…
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Kirk Williamson is one of 42 delegates from Louisiana that’s at the convention in Cleveland. He says he is pleased with Trump’s choice for a running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence….
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Qualifying for the federal elections in Louisiana is on Wednesday.

East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore has announced that over half of the protesters who were arrested following the shooting death of Alton Sterling will not face charges. Moore says he will not prosecute about 100 of the cases, because the demonstrators were arrested only on misdemeanor counts, simple obstruction of a highway.

Authorities in Baton Rouge have arrested a fourth person who was allegedly involved in a pawn shop burglary where guns were stolen that would be used to kill police officers. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s office says a 12-year-old male juvenile was booked into the Juvenile Detention Center. Three other suspects are also in custody

Louisiana’s health department says enrollment for the state’s expanded Medicaid program, known as Healthy Louisiana, has reached 250-thousand new adults. According to the L-D-H, Healty Louisiana will bring health insurance coverage to an estimated 375-thousand working Louisianans.

The state Department of Education has announced Sedric Clark, the principal at Mansfield High in DeSoto Parish is the principal of the year, while Joni Smith, a seventh grade science teacher at Albany Middle School in Livingston Parish is the teacher of the year. An awards banquet was held last night.

Running back Leonard Fournette, center Ethan Pocic, linebacker Kendell Beckwith and cornerback Tre’Davious White are the four LSU players who made the media’s preseason All-SEC team. Fournette rushed for nearly two-thousand yards and 22 touchdowns last season. He was asked at SEC Media Days, how he can improve on those numbers in 2016…
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A three-year-old horse bred in Arkansas named “Fournette” won in his first ever race at Belmont Race Track in New York. His odds to win at post time were 14-to-1. Fournette’s owner is from Hot Springs and is a big LSU fan.

Candidates for the US Senate seat being vacated by David Vitter are in a heated race to raise campaign funds. Michelle Southern has more…
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A Prairieville man faces up 10 years in prison as an Ascension Parish jury found him guilty of aggravated cruelty after he used a baseball bat to kill a dog. Thirty-three-year-old Jamari Jackson claimed in 2014 the dog got the stuck in a barbed wire fence, but veterinary experts said the dog died from blunt-force trauma injuries.

Thousands attended the funeral service for Alton Sterling. Among those was a woman who bought CDs from Sterling outside the convenience store where he was shot during a confrontation with two police officers. She says Sterling was a really nice guy and something must be done to put an end to the violence.
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There were also people there that demanded justice for Sterling’s death. Jack Turner is with the Revolution Club in Atlanta…
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Sterling’s death remains under investigation by the US Department of Justice.

The state Department of Education has announced Sedric Clark, the principal at Mansfield High in DeSoto Parish is the principal of the year, while Joni Smith, a seventh grade science teacher at Albany Middle School in Livingston Parish is the teacher of the year.

Authorities in Baton Rouge have arrested a fourth person who was allegedly involved in a pawn shop burglary where guns were stolen that would be used to kill police officers. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s office says a 12-year-old male juvenile was booked into the Juvenile Detention Center for simple burglary and theft of a firearm. Three other suspects are also in custody. Officials say eight handguns were stolen during the break-in last weekend.

The funeral service for Alton Sterling, the black man shot during a confrontation with white police officers was a peaceful one. There was a steady stream of mourners who walked past his open casket during a somber service on the campus of Southern University yesterday. Barry Davison says he came to support the family during this difficult time. He’s hopeful something positive will come of this tragedy….
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East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore has announced that over half of the protestors who were arrested following the shooting death of Alton Sterling will not face charges. Moore says he will not prosecute about 100 of the cases, because the demonstrators were arrested only on misdemeanor counts, simple obstruction of a highway. The ACLU in Louisiana says the protestors should never have been arrested in the first place.

Louisiana’s health department says enrollment for the state’s expanded Medicaid program, known as Healthy Louisiana, has reached 250-thousand new adults. According to the L-D-H, Healty Louisiana will bring health insurance coverage to an estimated 375-thousand working Louisianans.

And the Louisiana Department of Education has announced Sedric Clark, the principal at Mansfield High in DeSoto Parish is the principal of the year, while Joni Smith, a seventh grade science teacher at Albany Middle School in Livingston Parish is the teacher of the year.