LRN Newscast 09:30 09-06-14

Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy has a slight lead over democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu in the latest US Senate Poll. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Madison Parish Sheriff’s Deputies say they’ve made an arrest yesterday in connection in the shooting death of a Tallulah man Thursday night. Rashard Neil is charged with second degree murder for the alleged killing of LaPatrick Mitchell, who was shot several times at a car wash in Tallulah. Neil’s bond was set at one million dollars.

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The lawsuit challenging the residency of Senator Mary Landrieu and whether or not she’s qualified to run for re-election was dismissed by a judge in Baton Rouge yesterday. Judge Wilson Fields said you can’t make such a challenge unless a candidate has already been elected. ULM Political Science professor Joshua Stockley says the book is closed…

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The suit was filed by Covington Representative Paul Hollis.

 

Sunset Police are continuing their investigation in a Thursday night shooting that killed one man, and put another in jail…

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That’s Sunset Police Chief Alexcie Guillory who says 20 year-old Jed Guidroz was arrested for the alleged shooting of 35 year-old Stefan Lemelle. Guillory says this is only the 3rd murder in his 12 years as chief.