Republican US Senator David Vitter files legislation that he says will stop the flow of illegal border crossings. Between October and this past June, an estimated 57-thousand unaccompanied children were apprehended by Border Patrol. The Obama administration says that number could reach 90-thousand by the end of September. Vitter says law enforcement of immigration laws for decades has encouraged more immigrants to come here illegally…

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Vitter admits his legislation will have a difficult time getting a debate in the Senate, because Senate leader Harry Reid will not bein support of this legislation.

Head Coach Paul Manieri announced today that Andy Cannizaro has been hired as recruiting coordinator and hitting coach for the Tigers baseball team. He replaces Javi Sanchez who left the team earlier this month. Cannizaro, a Mandeville native, has worked as a scout for the Yankees since 2009.

Alcohol and Tobacco Control Commissioner Troy Hebert is facing a federal racial discrimination lawsuit alleging he made working conditions unbearable for African-American employees. J. Arthur Smith III is a Baton Rouge attorney who has filed the suit on behalf of Charles Gilmore, Damian McDowell, and Larry Hingle…

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Smith says Hebert was trying to force out his clients in every conceivable way, but the ATC Commissioner says that it’s an injustice to all races when people use the race card to hide laziness.

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 investigators were able to talk to the victim, 48-year-old Jimmy Atwell, who told them Christopher Robinson was mad because Atwell informed police the suspect had stolen his cell phone. He says a verbal encounter took place and that’s when Robinson allegedly hit Atwell with a three foot long stick…

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A warrant has been issued for Robinson’s arrest with a bond set at $50,000.
A Patterson man is under arrest for allegedly hitting a teenager in the head with a vase that fractured his skull. The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office says 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.