Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton makes a campaign fundraising stop in Baton Rouge today. Michelle Southern reports…

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The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office says an officer involved shooting in Slidell has left one dead. They say 46-year-old Lucien Rolland led authorities on a high speed chase and fired shots at police vehicles. Once Rolland’s vehicle was disabled, he emerged and challenged officers with a semi-automatic handgun. That’s when officers fired. Rolland was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Today’s gubernatorial debate hosted by the Baton Rouge Press Club will feature three of the four major candidates. Senator David Vitter will not attend. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says even though Vitter is missing today’s forum, he has enough money to get his message out through TV commercials…

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Pinsonat says Vitter’s base is strong and want him as the next governor because he’s proven to be a strong conservative.

According to the latest U.S. Census data, Louisiana’s 2014 poverty rate was just below 20 percent, the third highest in the nation. Jan Moller, Director of the Louisiana Budget Project, says the rate of children living in poverty in the state was even higher at an estimated 28 percent…

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He says we have a lot of work to do to create an economy that works for everybody.