A Calcasieu Parish man is dead, after being shot late Monday night by a homeowner as he tried to force his way into a house. Calcasieu Sheriff Tony Mancuso says the Lake Charles homeowner, who has not been identified, became alarmed when 21-year-old Joseph Tezeno, of Lake Arthur, tried to get in through his front door, then the back door too. Fearing for the safety of he and his wife, the homeowner got a gun and met Tezeno at the door, to warn him away…:

CUT 13(12)      “…coming at him.”

Mancuso says Tezeno seemed to be very drunk at the time, and perhaps unaware of where he was. No charges are planned against the homeowner.

A Baton Rouge area man is lucky to be alive, after his pickup went over the guardrail of the elevated I-110 and fell nearly 50 feet to the ground below. The man had to be cut from the mangled truck. He was taken to a local hospital. His injuries are reported to be serious, but he is expected to live.

While visiting his home district this week, Baton Rouge area Congressman Garret Graves says he’s met with local businesses and leaders to discuss how the current economy and worker shortage is impacting their bottom line. Graves blames government programs for keeping people from reentering the work force and that we continue to suffer the consequences. Graves says small businesses are the ones most affected by the worker shortage. He says larger companies have more flexibility to bring workers in from other states or shift work to other areas…:

CUT 11(09)      “…big difference.”

Bomb threats made this morning to several community college campuses across the state are under investigation. So far, no explosive devices have been found.

Gas prices still slowly dropping. The statewide average for regular is now $4.35-a-gallon; down 8-cents from a week ago. Lowered demand for gas is reportedly behind the price declines.