An attorney for Ronald Greene, a black man who died while in State Police custody following a police chase in north Louisiana in May of 2019, says federal authorities are investigating whether there’s a pattern of racist abuses within State Police. There are cases of State Troopers from Troop F beating up Black motorists.

Governor Edwards has signed the complicated tax swap plan approved by the Legislature, but voters will have the final say on the entire plan in October…
Cut 1 (31) “…I’m Matt Doyle”

St. Tammany Parish Sheriff deputies have arrested a Covington-area woman who allegedly tried to hire four teenagers to kill her former girlfriend’s new boyfriend. Captain Scott Lee says 20-year-old Mykia Tyson drove the teens to the home where her former girlfriend’s new boyfriend was located…
cut 12 (11) “….in LaCombe
Lee says one of the teenagers got cold feet and fired shots at the home instead. No one was injured and Tyson and the four teens face criminal charges.

The developer of a proposed new riverboat casino in Slidell promises the casino will employ nearly one thousand people once it’s in operation. St. Tammany Corporation CEO Chris Masingill says 50-percent of those workers will come from St. Tammany Parish…
cut 16 (08) “…with benefits”
Voters in St. Tammany will decide in October if they want the casino.