14:30 Newscast December 28, 2015

State Police are investigating an incident where a St. Mary Parish Deputy was shot and injured while responding to a shooting incident in Ashton. Master Trooper Brooks David says while attempting to secure the scene, deputies were fired upon by the suspect and one deputy was injured. David says State Police located the suspect inside the home…

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The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office says the deputy who was shot is listed in stable condition.

There are concerns about canine influenza in Louisiana due to an outbreak sweeping across Texas. Jae Chang, a veterinarian at Farr Veterinary Hospital in Lake Charles, there have been no confirmed cases of canine influenza in Louisiana, but that’s likely to change…

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He says it’s important to vaccinate you dog, especially if you plan to board your pet or travel out of town with them.

Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson says he’s not selling either team despite a Times Picayune column suggesting he do so. Saints sideline reporter Kristian Garic read the article and feels that it’s more concerned how the legal fight between the Benson family over ownership succession could affect the franchises…

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Garic doesn’t feel the column is a personal attack on Benson as the owner of the teams.

Thousands in Louisiana were left without power as a line of strong, severe thunderstorms moved through the state overnight. Meteorologist Alek Krautmann, with the National Weather Service in Slidell, says a cold front moved through behind the severe weather system and Louisiana is finally back to feeling like December…

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