Amid protests over the fatal police shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, and Philando Castile of St. Paul, President Barack Obama says Americans should be deeply troubled. In what’s being called the deadliest day for police officers since 9/11, 5 cops in Dallas lost their lives at the hands of snipers during a peaceful protest over the deaths of Sterline and Castile. The President says there’s a lack of trust between law enforcement and their communities…:
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He called the attack in Dallas “vicious, calculated and despicable”.
State Police say multiple threats to the Baton Rouge area circulating over the internet are being seen as a social media hoax and are determined to have originated from persons angry with the incidents. They say at this time, they have not identified any credible information to indicate that an attack will take place in our area.
Tangiaphoa Parish Sheriff deputies arrest five individuals after they allegedly kept an autistic 22-year-old woman locked up in a cage at a residence in Amite. Jeff Palermo has more on this disturbing story…:
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Houston-based Kinder Morgan plans to expand its pipeline operation in the Bayou State which will mean 300 construction jobs in northeast Louisiana. Vice-president of public affairs, Allen Fore, says this project will help the state build upon its energy industry…:
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