A recent survey conducted for WWL-TV and The Advocate shows that only 46-percent of Louisiana African-American voters are in favor of removing or renaming monuments that honor Confederate leaders. Overall, the Clarus Research Group poll shows 68-percent of voters oppose the move. Pollster Ron Faucheux says Louisiana voters are attuned to the issue of Confederate monuments…

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Faucheux says he expected a larger number of black voters to be in favor of removing the monuments.

Allergies are beginning to effect Louisiana residents now that fall is here. LSU Health Sciences Center Professor, Dr. Sanjay Kamboj, says ragweed is, by far, the biggest allergy trigger of the season. Kamboj says if you’re allergic to ragweed, you are quite familiar with the symptoms…

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He says over-the-counter allergy medications, such as Zyrtec, Allegra, and Claritin, can help manage symptoms.

State Police says an officer involved shooting in Lake Charles has claimed the life of a male suspect. Sgt. James Anderson says the Lake Charles Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance early Sunday morning and saw the suspect, 44-year-old Kevin Lau, standing in the doorway of the house with a gun…

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Lau was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. No officers were injured in the incident.

The latest from State Police in the case of the missing 6-year-old AMBER Alert Texas child who could be in Louisiana says investigators have located the alleged abductor’s vehicle. The little girl, Lexi Johnson, and 40-year-old Harvey York Jr of Zwolle, were last seen on Sunday in Houston, Texas. Investigators say the vehicle used by York to drive to Louisiana was found abandoned in Sabine Parish. York and the abducted child have NOT been found. Police are actively searching a wooded area near where the truck was located. If you have any information on their whereabouts, you are urged to contact authorities.