Baton Rouge Police say a Morgan City man wanted for a Lafayette shooting death, was killed during a shootout with police and US Marshals yesterday. Thirty-seven year-old Lawrence Blackburn -who was accused of killing 18 year-old Dravin Stevenson – was found hiding in a Baton Rouge apartment complex, where the gunfire erupted.

The LSU football team comes in at number 13 in the preseason coaches’ poll. Here’s Jeff Palermo with more…
CUT 2 (30) “I’m Jeff Palermo”
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State-wide heat advisories and an extreme Heat Warning for northeast Louisiana were the norm today, as several locations matched or broke previous high temperature records. There is some relief on the way in the form of a cold front…
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That’s Danielle Manning with the National Weather Service.

In Slidell, police have made two arrests as part of a group of organized criminals that are accused of stealing nearly a half million dollars from check cashing outlets and business ATM’s. Thirty-six Marvin Hudson and 44-year-old Allden Jones, were arrested after trying to steal $12,000 from the Cash Cow in Slidell. Slidell Police Sgt. Daniel Souzeneau says there may be more arrests in this operation…
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