2:30 LRN Newscast May 23

Consumer complaints against their property insurance companies have risen sharply in Louisiana. VERY sharply. Kevin Gallagher has more…:

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Two Louisiana children died in separate drowning incidents on the Gulf Coast over the weekend. In Biloxi, a 2-year-old from West Baton Rouge Parish reportedly drowned in a hotel swimming pool. And in Orange Beach, Alabama…authorities say a 14-year-old Baton Rouge boy got caught in a riptide and pulled under.

A 13-year-old is girl dead, and another child injured following a high-speed pursuit in Bossier Parish. Trooper Jonathan Odom says 22-year-old Willie Player is in custody after he fled a traffic stop on I-20. After moving from Bossier into Caddo Parish, Player crashed into a control wall and the two unrestrained juveniles were thrown from the vehicle. Odom says Player fled the scene on foot before he was arrested and faces a laundry list of charges.

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Lafayette Police are investigating a tragic shooting that claimed the life of a 16-year-old female and a 14-year-old male has been charged with her murder. Sgt. Robin Green says last night detectives found the victim and the alleged 14-year-old shooter sitting inside a parked vehicle.

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