Baton Rouge Police have released the names of the two police officers involved in the shooting death of Alton Sterling. They are Blane Salamoni, who has been a member of the force for four years and Howie Lake the second, a three-year veteran of the department. Both officers work in the Uniform Patrol Division.

The president of the Baton Rouge chapter of the NAACP, Mike McClanahan, says someone should lose their job over Sterling’s death…
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Sterling was killed early Tuesday morning after a brief struggle with the two Baton Rouge police officers.

Governor Edwards is calling federal agencies to investigate the fatal shooting…
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Edwards calls the cell video of the shooting very distrubing.

Thibodaux police is looking into the death of a 38-year-old man who was found lying in the roadway. The LaFourche Parish Coroner’s Office will determine the cause of death pending an autopsy. Alexandria police say a 19-year-old was fatally shot. The victim, Mikael Evans, was found in the yard of a home. Police are calling it a homicide, but a motive is not known.

Governor Edwards announces the state’s Economic Development department will take a comprehensive look at Louisiana’s film tax incentive program. With reports that movie industry jobs are fleeing to other states, LED Secretary Don Pierson says it’s time to see how they can help Hollywood South…
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Changes were made to the state’s film tax incentive program in 2015 and since then movie production has declined in the bayou state.