Public meetings on where to build a new bridge across the Mississippi at Baton Rouge start tonight. Brooke Thorington reports…:

CUT 02(32)      “…Brooke Thorington.”

The New York Times reports White House Senior Advisor and former Louisiana Congressman Cedric Richmond is leaving the Biden Administration next month. The Times article says Richmond is likely to take a private sector position; consulting with and for the Democratic National Committee.

Alexandria Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old girl who died when a bullet entered her home on Monroe Street last night. Lt. Lane Windham says Kaliyah Turner was rushed to a local hospital, where she died. Windham says Turner was in her bedroom when several bullets entered her home…:

CUT 04(05)      “…innocent bystander.”

He asks anyone with information on the crime to come forward.

State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Assumption Parish Sunday. Trooper Ross Brennan says deputies chased, then pulled over 26-year-old Rhett Thibodeaux of Larose in a suspected stolen truck. He threw it in reverse and backed into the patrol car, causing the deputies to fire at him..:

CUT 07(10)      “…from his injuries.”

LSP’s investigation of the shooting is ongoing.