Republican US Senator David Vitter files legislation that he says will stop the flow of illegal border crossings. Vitter’s measure would implement mandatory detention near the US-Mexico border and expedited deportation of unaccompanied minors from Central and South America…

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Between October and this past June, an estimated 57-thousand unaccompanied children were apprehended by Border Patrol.

The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Patterson man for allegedly hitting a teenager in the head with a vase that fractured his skull. Investigators say the 16-year-old boy was attempting to stop a heated argument between 38-year-old Charles Elmore and a woman when the incident happened. Elmore was charged with second degree battery. The boy is in a local hospital, his condition was not given.

The three day qualifying period for the November 4th election is now one month away. In the race for the 6th Congressional District, LSU Political Science Professor Dr. Wayne Parent says even though a majority of the voters tend to vote Republican, former Democratic Governor Edwin Edwards will most certainly make the runoff…

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He says we’re still a few weeks away before campaigning ramps up. Qualifying begins August 20th.

The Monroe Police Department says they are looking for a man they believe is responsible for hitting another man over the head with a large stick during an argument over a cell phone. Assistant Police Chief Don Bartley says the victim was walking out of the laundry room at an apartment complex when he was approached by Christopher Robinson…

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Bartley says investigators were able to talk to the victim, 48-year-old Jimmy Atwell, who told them Robinson was mad because Atwell informed police the suspect had stolen his cell phone. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Robinson.

In Grant Parish, a woman is under arrest after reportedly standing in the middle of the road in Colfax holding a knife and throwing rocks at passing cars. The Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office says when a deputy approached 50-year-old Connie Pennington, she swung at him and began running away. She then became physcally violent by fighting the deputy. Pennington has been charged with battery of a police officer, two counts of resisting an officer, and disturbing the peace.