LRN Newscast 17:30 July 7

New Orleans Police arrest one of their own as part of the investigation into the fatal shooting of officer Daryle Holloway. Chief Michael Harrison says suspended officer Wardell Johnson did a lazy job of processing the evidence from a domestic shooting against suspected cop killer Travis Boys and that includes the pat down of Boys…
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Harrison says they are still unsure how Boys got the gun that he allegedly used to kill Holloway on June 20th.

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon warns residents that the top two months for vehicle thefts are July and August….
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Donelon advises drivers not to leave their windows down even in the southern Louisiana heat, especially with valuables in sight.

A Church Point mother was charged with two misdemeanors in the death of her two-year-old child, who fell out of a moving vehicle last month in Acadia Parish. State Trooper Brooks David says the charges stem from Mitchell Watson, climbing from the backseat into the passenger seat and then out the front window…
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Thirty-two-year-old Amber Watson was charged with child desertion and no child restraint.

The Louisiana chapter of Americans for Prosperity is running a radio ad that directs voters to a website that highlights the lawmakers who voted to increase taxes and fees to balance this fiscal year’s budget. Director of the anti-tax group, Phillip Joffrion, says the website is louisiana-scorecard-dot-com…
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Several lawmakers who voted for the tax increases say it was needed to prevent huge cuts to higher education and health care.