State Police Col Mike Edmonson says Lake Charles Trooper Steven Vincent, who was shot in the line of duty Sunday afternoon, has died. They say the 43-year-old husband and father of a 9-year-old son was pronounced dead at 8am this morning. Edmonson says Vincent stopped a suspected drunk driver who pulled a shotgun out and shot the trooper in the head..:
CUT 30 (05) “saw it happen”
The entire incident was caught on video. Witnesses were able to detain the gunman, 54-year-old Kevin Daigle.

The National Hurricane Center says Danny, which became a Category 3 storm over the weekend, continues to weaken and is now a tropical depression. The Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft indicate that the maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 35 miles per hour with higher gusts. They say further weakening is forecast as the center of Danny moves across the southern Leeward islands before moving into the northeastern Caribbean Sea later today.

The Louisiana governor’s race is two months from today but so far we haven’t seen much action from the candidates on the campaign trail. Most see Republican David Vitter as the front runner in this race followed by Democrat John Bel Edwards. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says the relative inactivity of the campaigns is an advantage for Vitter…
Cut 8 (10) “to need it”
He says once qualifying begins on September 8th, the race for governor should really heat up.

The new 12.6 million dollar culinary arts building at Nicholls State opens for the first time today. Senior Faculty and Spokesperson for the John Folse Culinary Institute Chef Randy Cheramie says they hope more students will be interested in becoming a future chef now that the larger facility is open…:
CUT 5 (09) “300 students”