In Monroe, four men have been arrested after shooting at a marked police patrol vehicle early Sunday morning. The driver of the vehicle that fired on the patrol unit, has been identified as 19-year old Xavian Bilton, he was taken into custody after a high-speed chase, along with three passengers.
Our state is losing population. Kevin Gallagher reports on new census data showing 27-thousand fewer residents than just one year before…:
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We are expecting to learn this officially morning that state lawmakers will hold another veto session to override the governor’s veto of the Congressional district map approved by the Republican-led Legislature last month. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says if the veto override attempts fails, it’s doubtful Republicans will send a map to the governor that has an additional Black voting district…
In two weeks, the film 57 Seconds starring Oscar winner Morgan Freeman and the Hunger Game’s Josh Hutcherson will begin filming in Lafayette. President of the Lafayette Economic Development Authority Mandi Mitchell says it’s based on E. C. Tubb’s science fiction work Fallen Angel.
The production is expected to spend $8.5 million in the city and create 500 jobs.