In response to a question about his prostitution scandal, Republican Gubernatorial candidate David Vitter said he failed his family 15 years ago. But Vitter says the good news is that he asked for and received forgiveness…:
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His opponent in the race, Democrat John Bel Edwards, has a television ad that claims Vitter missed a vote in a bill in the US House that honored fallen soldiers, but took a call from a prostitute in 2001. Edwards says while Vitter has received forgiveness, we shouldn’t forget…:
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The comments were made today at a forum hosted by the Baton Rouge Press Club.

The city of Hammond says its police chief, Roddy Devall, has been removed from his position as the result of a pending disciplinary matter. A letter cited the reasons for the firing were over civil service violations in a dispute over how the police department handled an officer’s arrest.

Bond for the two men arrested in the death of 6-year-old Jeremy Mardis has been set at $1 million each. Norris Greenhouse, Jr. and Derrick Stafford are charged with second degree murder in the child’s death. Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says the body camera evidence will be critical in moving the case forward…:
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Lafayette City-Parish President Mayor Joey Durel says the movie theater where a man opened fire on a crowd of people in July, will open its doors for the first time since the shootings in 10 days. Eric Gill reports:
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