A Shreveport Police officer was shot and a man was killed in a downtown Shreveport shooting early yesterday morning. Officers responded to a report of four men fighting in an alley off North Spring Street. Eyewitness Tim Huck says the officer was shot while saving another man in the fight.
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Huck says her bulletproof vest did its job, and her injuries are not life-threatening.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is taking the next steps in building the I-49 Lafayette Connector. Officials signed a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. Deidra Druilhet with the DOTD says it is a required document evaluating the environmental impacts of a project.
The authenticity rate of shrimp at New Orleans restaurants has declined in the last year, according to an audit by Sead Consulting that found nine of the 44 restaurants it tested misrepresented the origin of their shrimp. Chief Operating Officer Erin Williams says that contrasts last year’s audit, which found three of the 24 tested establishments misrepresented their origins.
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The funeral of legendary former Southern baseball coach Roger Cador will be held on campus in the Mini-Dome tonight. Cador passed away at the age of 74 last week after fighting brain cancer. Dan Canevari coached with Cador for three years and says he became an instant friend.
The Funeral will be held at 6 p.m., with public viewing available at 3:00.