4:30 PM Newscast June 21

Baton Rouge Representative Dixon McMakin is calling for an overhaul of Louisiana’s AMBER Alert system after Police records showed it took 3 hours to issue an alert after Erin and Jalie Brunett were reported missing last week. McMakin says part of the rework would make sure alert requests always go through to a real person.

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Tips from the public helped investigators determine a November fire that destroyed the Benoit Ford dealership on Johnnie B Hall Memorial Highway in Deridder was intentionally set. Now the State Fire Marshall’s office is asking the public’s help in identifying the person responsible. Deputies have photos of a young, 6 foot tall, male wearing a dark-colored hoodie and skinny jeans walking around the dealership property at 4:00 am on November 18th, 30 minutes before the fire was reported. If you have any information, call the Arson Hotline at 844-954-1221.

As Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law is making national headlines it also faces litigation. Brooke Thorington has more.

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Former Saints quarterback Drew Brees is not the only former Q-B being honored in the 2024 Class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Saturday night. Former McNeese star Kerry Joseph will also be enshrined. The New Iberia native led the Cowboys to the 1995 Division One-Double-A semifinals and turned into an M-V-P performer in the Canadian Football League

Cut 13 (05) “…home.”