18-year-old Jailyn Smith and two other teenagers have been arrested in connection to a shooting that fatally wounded 15-year-old Ja’Kobe Queen and injured a female at the 52nd Sugar Cane Classic, an annual match-up between Port Allen and Brusly high schools. West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Mike Cazes says even with law enforcement on-site the suspect ended Queen’s life Friday.
The suspect, 18-year-old Jarrettin Ranaud Jackson II, was arrested Monday in Baton Rouge.
Despite some rain over Labor Day weekend, the Tiger Island wildfire, the state’s largest in history, is still active. The fire has burned over 31 thousand acres. Beauregard Parish Sheriff Mark Herford says there are still a few active spots but the fire remains within the current footprint.
The Louisiana Forestry Association is offering up to two thousand dollars to anyone with information leading to an arrest and conviction. If you have information, call LDAF, Beauregard Parish Sheriff, or local law enforcement.
Louisiana has received a 73-million dollar federal grant to build electronic vehicle charging stations and the state is looking for businesses that want to operate and maintain the stations. Brooke Thorington has more…
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Republican Jeff Landry says he has $ 8 million in cash on hand and has raised $3 million since July in his bid to be governor. Campaign finance reports for all of the candidates are due September 14th. And there is a statewide televised debate tomorrow, but Landry is not participating.