2:30 PM Newscast May 2

State police are investigating the fatal shooting of a Catahoula Correctional Center Inmate just outside of St. Francisville Wednesday morning. Authorities say during transport for a court hearing, 46-year-old Raymond Huddleston of Baton Rouge faked a seizure and attacked two correctional officers. Lt. Jared Sandifer with the Louisiana State Police…

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The officers were treated and released for minor injuries. A second inmate who was in the van was not involved and uninjured.

The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports the number of seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs increased by 500 from February to March and by 11-hundred since March 2023. Chief Economist for the L-W-C Emily Dipalma says the state has recorded 36 consecutive months of over-the-year-gains in nonfarm employment…

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Summer is approaching and routines are changing. Safety advocates are urging parents and caregivers to take action to prevent the horrible tragedy of a child dying in a hot car. Jeff Palermo has more…

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Louisiana’s homestead exemption will not be changed as part of the proposed rewrite of the state’s constitution. New Iberia Representative Beau Beaulieu has amended his constitutional convention bill to protect the homestead exemption in the state constitution.

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