Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says he doesn’t plan to arrest a Lake Charles homeowner who shot and killed a man that was trying to force entry into his home. He says the un-named homeowner was alarmed when the man tried to get in the front door, then the back. He met the man at the door, fired one shot into the ground as a warning, then – when the man advanced – fired twice; killing him. Mancuso says security and doorbell camera footage backs the homeowner’s story…:

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21-year-old Joe Tezeno, of Lake Arthur, was apparently VERY impaired at the time. Mancuso says he has no criminal record at all.

The state Department of Health reports 2753 new cases of COVID-19, with 539 people in the hospital statewide with virus symptoms. They also report another three COVID-related deaths. 1.3-million Louisianans have been diagnosed with coronavirus since the pandemic began over 2 years ago.

The economy is hitting everyone hard, and the state Department of Transportation is no exception. More from Brooke Thorington…:

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The state legislature’s attempt at a so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill may have failed, but will school systems enact policy to do that anyway? Rapides Parish Schools are now prohibiting staff from discussing gender identity or sexuality with any student in the classroom, K through 12.