A tropical wave moving over Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico has the attention of forecasters. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The Lafayette Police Department says one of their officers was shot Thursday night when attempting to locate a suspect they believe was involved in a shooting the night before. Michelle Southern has that.
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Forecasters are watching an area of low pressure over southern Florida that’s expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico. Andrew Ansorge, with the National Weather Service in Slidell ,says the Hurricane Center gives it a medium chance of developing into a tropical depression over the next five days
Models show the tropical wave moving over Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico. Ansorge says the track of the system will determine if it will develop into a tropical depression or something more significant…
Ansorge says slow development is expected with this area of low pressure, because of the presence of dry air and high wind shear in the Gulf of Mexico. But he says it will increase our rain chances for this weekend
CUT 5 (08) “more of a concern”
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The Lafayette Police Department says one of their officers was shot Thursday night when attempting to locate a suspect they believe was involved in a shooting the night before. Corporal Paul Mouton said at around 11pm, cops went to the apartment where they were told the man might have been…:
CUT 6 (09) “hiding in a closet”
Mouton says the officer and the suspect exchanged gunfire and both men were hit…:
(The suspect is identified as 23-year-old Chase Chaisson of Lafayette. He will be charged with attempted 1st degree murder of a police officer, convicted felon in possession of a firearm, 2nd degree kidnapping and injury to a police K-9. The resident of the apartment where the suspect was found hiding has also been charged.)
Mouton says officers later apprehended the suspect as he was attempting to flee at an area truck stop. The 23-year-old male was taken to an area hospital. The officer is listed in stable condition. Mouton says finding the suspect was a priority as he was on the run from a prior violent incident…:
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The LSU Board of Supervisors Approves a three year contract extension for Athletic Director Joe Alleva. He isn’t getting a raise, but his base salary will remain $725,000. Alleva says he loves his job…:
CUT 9 (08) “to have that extension”
Alleva has been AD at LSU since 2008 and the extended contract is good through 2019. He says he’s proud of a lot of things that have happened during his time at LSU but he’s most excited about Tiger Stadium…:
Alleva says the improvements to the Death Valley are not over…:
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The Shreveport Police Department says a man they believe killed the 53-year-old Shreve Island woman this week has been captured in Mexico. Corporal Marcus Hines says 53-year-old Angela Godley was found shot to death Wednesday and her live-in boyfriend, 58-year-old Mark Colby, was on the run…:
Hines says when Colby returns to Shreveport he will be charged with second degree murder. He says the alleged shooting took place at the home the couple shared together…:
CUT 13 (10) “made the discovery”
Hines says they will know more about this case including motive once they get Colby back into the country and interview him. He says the suspect has several prior arrests…:
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Monroe police say a man shot his ex-wife’s boyfriend in the parking lot of a daycare center. Assistant police chief Don Bartley says 32-year-old Marlando Honeycutt had just dropped off his girlfriend’s kids at the daycare center, when Lemerick Christopher walked up and confronted Honeycutt…
CUT 15 (07) “once in the chest”
Christopher was arrested a shortly after the shooting and faces several charges including attempted murder. Bartley says Honeycutt is in stable condition after being shot in the face and chest. He says a dispute between Christopher and his ex-wife unfortunately turned violent…