U-S Senate candidate Luke Mixon says it’s time for Congress to enact universal background checks on firearm sales.
Cut 3 (34) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.”

State Police says Wednesday’s fatal police shooting in Winn Parish that involved Jackson Parish Sheriff deputies started with a disturbance at a nursing home in Jonesboro involving 53-year-old Abe Banks of Jonesboro, who fled the scene. A police chase ended in Dodson on U-S Highway 167. L-S-P says deputies approached the vehicle, Banks did not comply with the deputies’ commands and shots were fired and Banks was struck.

The Congressional Naming Commission has recommended that Fort Polk in Vernon Parish should be renamed after World War One Legend Sergeant William Henry Johnson. Sergeant Johnson became a military hero for keeping the Germans at bay on the Argonne Line in France in May of 1918. He only had a knife and was severely wounded. Despite his heroism, Sgt. Johnson died in poverty at age 36. LSU military history professor Dr. Martin Loicano says Johnson’s story is a reminder of the many Black soldiers who fought for their country even when it didn’t always fight for them.
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Memorial Day weekend is one of the busiest weekends of the year for boating. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Lt. Tim Fox says always have a sober operator when on the water.
Cut 4 (09) “…priority number one.”
Fox says there should be enough lifejackets for everyone on the boat.