The Slidell Police Department says a group of organized criminals were busted for stealing nearly half a million dollars at businesses with ATMs and check cashing outlets over the past year. Eric Gill has more…
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The LSU football team comes in at number 13 in the preseason coaches’ poll. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Baton Rouge Police say a Morgan City man, wanted in a Lafayette shooting death, was killed during a shootout with police. Cpl L’Jean McKneely says members of the US Marshal’s Task Force learned that 37-year-old Lawrence Blackburn was hiding in an apartment complex in Baton Rouge. He says authorities began evacuating the apartments…
Blackburn was on the run, wanted for first degree murder in the death of 18-year-old Dravin Stevenson of Lafayette. It is believed that Blackburn initiated the gunfire. McKneeley says US Marshals shot Blackburn and he was pronounced dead at the scene…
He says one woman was shot in the leg during the incident. She was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The investigation is ongoing. McKneeley says US Marshals happened to be at the right place at the right time in locating Blackburn…
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Sweltering heat continues to impact Louisiana. Much of the state is under a Heat Advisory today, with an Extreme Heat Warning in effect for northeast Louisiana. Danielle Manning, with the National Weather Service in Slidell, says a weak cold front will move across the state as we approach the weekend…
She says the main impact from this front will drop humidity levels across the state. Wednesday, several locations in the state either matched or broke high temperature records. Manning says this cold front won’t bring afternoon high temperatures down very much…
Manning says the front will drop heat index levels across the state this weekend. She says the state can expect the heat to continue through the rest of the summer. Manning says everyone should take precautions dealing with these temperatures…
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The LSU Tigers, who are coming off an eight and five season and have question marks at the quarterback position, are ranked 13th in the preseason coaches poll. ESPN-dot-com college football writer Chris Low expects Brandon Harris to win the starting Q-B battle
LSU is one of eight teams from the SEC in the Top 25. Low says the Tigers defense is what will win them a bunch of games this season…
The Tigers go into this season with a new defensive coordinator, Kevin Steele, who replaces John Chavis. Low says Steele and new defensive line coach Ed Orgeron are good additions to the staff and should provide results
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The Slidell Police Department says a group of organized criminals were busted for stealing nearly half a million dollars at businesses with ATMs and check cashing outlets over the past year. Sgt. Daniel Seuzeneau says two suspects, 36-year-old Marvin Hudson and 44-year-old Allden Jones, were arrested after trying to steal $12,000 from the Cash Cow in Slidell. Seuzeneau says the pair had a sophisticated scheme going…
Seuzeneau says the pair would perform “dry runs” to find out how long it would take officers to respond to alarms. He says the two were often able to complete their burglaries in two minutes…
He says the duo were chased to a New Orleans East home and were captured after a short standoff. Hudson and Jones each face burglary and other charges from the Slidell incident. Seuzeneau says it is believed that more people are involved and is hopeful more arrests are coming…
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