Baton Rouge Police have arrested a juvenile in connection with the shooting and robbery of his 10th-grade Broadmoor High School classmate as he walked to his bus stop this morning. Sgt L ’Jean McKneely says the victim was taken to the hospital.
After being shot the victim ran home for help and paramedics responded to a neighborhood off Sherwood Forest Boulevard. The suspect is being held at a juvenile detention center and faces two counts of armed robbery.
Police in New Iberia confirms they have arrested a 14-year-old boy for the murder of another teen, who was found shot to death Monday behind an apartment complex. From the condition of the body, detectives believe the victim had been deceased for some time. Neither the victim nor the accused teen shooter has been identified as yet because they are underage.
Another Republican has declared their candidacy for governor. Mandeville Representative Richard Nelson is also the youngest candidate in the race at the age of 36. In addition to his one term in the legislature, Nelson says he brings seven years of experience working in the foreign service to the table.
Nelson is a proponent of tax reform and legalizing recreational marijuana.
It still remains to be seen if Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves will throw his name in the hat for governor. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says out of the Republican candidates, Graves has the best chance at getting votes from Democrats…
50-year-old Graves just won a fifth two-year term to congress.