Baton Rouge state Representative Barry Ivey unloads on colleagues, after they table his state Supreme Court map without discussion. It would have added a majority black district. Ivey says he’s learned if legislation doesn’t have the backing of deep-pocketed special interest groups it will not pass…:
CUT 03(10) “…all the time.”
GOP Covington Representative Mark Wright moved to table Ivey’s bill. Alexandria Republican Lance Harris says of the matter, “life does not give you what you want, it gives you what you deserve.” The Redistricting session ends Sunday, but lawmakers may be finished by tomorrow evening.
Shreveport Police are investigating the city’s 11th homicide of the year; a man found shot and dying outside a home on Mansfield Road Wednesday. The victim is identified as 30-year-old Tomel Henry. Cops are seeking a suspect, 27-year-old Archille Holmes Jr. for the crime. Shreveport Crimestoppers offers a reward for help in catching Holmes.
Deputies in St, Landry Parish say jealous rage led a Port Barre man to commit murder. SLPSO Deputy Chief Eddie Thibodaux says 18-year-old Jaden Ardoin fired on two men who’d been flirting with his girlfriend. Wade Smith was shot and killed – allegedly by Ardoin – Tuesday night. He also shot and wounded James Preston Vaughn. Thibodaux says it’s sad that a rage could affect so many lives…:
CUT 08(10) “…for a murder.”
Another arrest in the case is expected.
The state will get $75-million federal dollars to help build an electric vehicle charging infrastructure. DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson says the money will flow over a five-year period, and the stations will likely go in where existing fuel pumps are found…:
CUT 10(08) …an opportunity.”