Baton Rouge Police believe 15-year-old Ja’Derrius Minnieweather, who has been missing for three weeks, may be in a garbage dump….
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That’s Baton Rouge Police Chief T-J Morse. Last weekend, 51-year-old Maurice Parms was arrested on a first-degree murder charge. Investigators say Parms beat the teen to death and then went to great lengths to hide the evidence. It could take weeks before police find his remains.
Today is an election day in Louisiana as the U-S Senate party primaries will be decided. There are also Republican Party run-offs for seats on the Public Service Commission and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Both of those races cover parishes in southeast Louisiana. There are also 115 measures on ballots scattered across the state, mostly tax measures.
A state park in Calcasieu Parish will undergo a multi-year restoration. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Chef Kris Allen of Pamplona Tapas Bar and Restaurant in Lafayette has won this year’s Louisiana Seafood Cook-off. To win the crown, Allen prepared a Crab-stuffed Flounder. Allen will now represent Louisiana in the 22nd annual great American seafood cook-off in New Orleans on July 25th. He will also spend the next promoting Louisiana seafood.