08:30 Newscast, June 23rd, 2016

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office has identified the suspect in the fatal shooting of a deputy as 19-year-old Jerman Neveaux…:
CUT 3 (29) “I’m Halen Doughty”

Plenty remains to be seen when it comes to next fiscal year’s budget, as the second special session this year comes to an end tonight. $258 million dollars has been raised thus far, short of the $600 million requested by the administration. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says legislators have to determine how those revenues till be allocated, among other things…:
cut 12 (09) “just passed”

The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office says they are investigating an officer involved shooting which sent two deputies to a local hospital. They say the cops were attempting to serve a Felony Warrant. More on this as it develops.

President Obama signed a bill into law that puts regulations in place to make chemical plants safer. U.S. Senator David Vitter is a co-sponsor of the legislation He says before this, states were developing their own inconsistent regulatory systems which wasn’t working…:
Cut 5 (11) “with them”

He says the chemical industry supports the new regulations.

The Ponchatoula-based company Elmer Chocolate cuts the ribbon on their new $40 million expansion today. Elmer president and CEO, Robert Nelson, says they are excited to open their expanded facility right here in the Bayou State…:
CUT 7 (10) “the world”