A report from the state inspector general and legislative auditor discovers former Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David LaCerte mismanaged his department. LaCerte resigned suddenly during the investigation by Inspector General Stephen Street and Legislative Auditor Darryl Purpera. Street says they found improprieties at multiple Veterans homes across Louisiana…
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Lacerte’s attorney, Jarrett Ambeau, says this is nothing more than a political attack by Purpera and Street because his client was pushing an agenda in favor of veterans.

Thibodaux Police have identified the two Napoleonville men who shot and injured each other during a parade on Sunday. They believe 20-year-old Ryan Harris got into an argument with 33-year-old Quincy Johnson, when Harris came back to the scene in body armor and shot Johnson in the chest. Johnson returned fire and struck Harris in the left side. The men are both in stable condition.

Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards attended a Republican legislative retreat today in Lafayette. GOP lawmakers met to discuss plans to deal with the state’s budget crisis. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says this is interesting yet not shocking…
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Cross feels Republicans will be wary of Edwards’ proposals to fix the budget deficit, particularly those involving raising taxes.

The US Army Corps of Engineers closed the last open bays of the Bonnet Carre Spillway today. The spillway opened earlier this month to divert rising Mississippi River floodwaters from New Orleans. Spokesperson Ricky Boyette says about 290 of the 350 bays of the Bonnet Carre were opened during the operation. He says when they built this spillway, they built it right…
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