During a candidate forum, the four candidates for Lt. Governor were asked about their stance on the removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans. Republican former Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser says he’s absolutely against the removal of the monuments. He says these monuments are part of Louisiana’s history…

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The debate was held yesterday in Baton Rouge.

Nearly 2,700 Louisianians signed up to quit smoking through Quitline and the Smoking Cessation Trust in July, a new record. DHH Assistant Secretary for Public Health J.T. Lane thinks the state’s Well-Ahead Louisiana initiative has had an impact on the number of residents looking to quit smoking…

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Lane also believes the recent increase in the state cigarette tax could be a factor in the record number.

Education officials in Lafayette say they are spending more than $26,000 on heightened security at Northside High following a shooting after last Friday night’s football game. Michelle Southern reports…

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The Pineville Police Department says a home invasion at an apartment complex has left one man dead. Authorities say they were informed by another resident of the complex that several black males forced their way into an apartment and began ransacking it. Police say one resident, 26-year-old Montreal Jones, was shot and later died at a local hospital. No arrests have been made in the incident and the investigation is continuing.