The two major democrats in the race for U.S. Senate are speaking about their campaign. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Three monkeys at the Baton Rouge Zoo have died following a fatal encounter with two dogs that got into the exhibit. Halen Doughty has more…
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Several law enforcement agencies are being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union for violating protesters’ first amendment rights during the weekend marches in Baton Rouge. Jeff Palermo has more…
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The Alexandria Police Department is moving towards equipping its officers with body cameras. Councilman Ed Larvadain (LAR-vuh-dane) says the city has the $800,000 to purchase the cameras for 130 police officers. Larvadain says this is an issue of safety and accountability.
Larvadain says they hope to have the body cameras within the next 6 to 9 months. He says if something happens, they want to have video evidence of the incident.
Larvadain says he has been pushing for body cameras for over a year, but some of his fellow council members have been hesitant to move forward.
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The two major democrats in the U.S. Senate race are laying out their ideas about what they will do if elected to the seat being vacated by David Vitter. Attorney Caroline Fayard, who is the youngest candidate in the race, says she’s trying to outwork the other candidates. She says she will bring a fresh voice and a new message to D.C.
Fayard ran for Lt. Governor in 2010 but lost to Jay Dardenne. She says equal pay for women will be one of her top priorities if elected as senator in November. Fayard says Louisiana has the largest gender wage gap in the country.
Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell is the other big name democrat in the election. Campbell says he is a politician with a backbone and has the courage to stand up against special interest groups and do the right thing. He says he wants to tackle minimum wage when he goes to Washington D.C.
Campbell says when he returns home after being elected as senator, he will not turn around and become a lobbyist. He says his message is simple…
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Tragedy has struck the Baton Rouge Zoo again, as three monkeys died after a fatal encounter with dogs that broke into the exhibit. Zoo spokesperson Kaki Heiligenthal (High-leh-gen-thal) says two dogs someone got into the zoo, but they were not able to get into the spot-nose guenons’ habitat.
One of the guenons that was killed was a 29-year-old female, another was a 22-year-old male, and an 18-year-old male died as well. Heiligenthal says they are still trying to find the spot where the fence was breached so it can be repaired.
Heiligenthal says they are not sure if the dogs were strays or if they were someone’s pets, and they have not found the dogs.
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The American Civil Liberties Union and other local groups are suing the Baton Rouge Police Department, claiming they violated individuals’ first amendment rights while protesting the shooting death of Alton Sterling. ACLU of Louisiana Executive Director Marjorie Esman says police showed up to a peaceful protest in riot gear and started wrongfully arresting people.
State Police and the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s office are also named as defendants in the suit. Esman says what the police could and should have done is tried to assist the protestors. She says the rally was peaceful when police arrived on Sunday armed with assault rifles.
The suit also calls for a temporary restraining order against Baton Rouge law enforcement, preventing them from using aggressive tactics as more protests are expected. Esman says the concern is that more senseless arrests will be made and that people will not feel safe going to march.
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Governor Edwards has defended law enforcement by calling the response to the protests as “moderate.”
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The expectations for the LSU baseball team are even higher for next year. That’s because left-hander Jared Poche will return for his senior season. Poche could have played professional ball after San Diego took him in the 14th round, but the Lutcher native has cut off negotiations with the Padres. Tiger Rag Associate Editor James Moran says Poche’s return makes a good LSU baseball team on paper, even better…
Poche has 27 wins during his three-year career at LSU and is 11 victories shy of tying Scott Schultz, who is LSU’s all-time wins leader. Moran says Poche’s return gives LSU a very good one-two punch at the top of their pitching rotation that also includes potential first round draft pick Alex Lange
For the third straight season, Alabama heads into preseason camp without a starting quarterback named. There are four guys who will battle for the position once practice begins and they are Cooper Bateman, David Cornwell, Blake Barnett and Jalen Hurts. Crimson Tide Coach Nick Saban he’s not sure how the competition will develop
A key returner on Alabama’s offense is tight end OJ Howard, who had five catches for 208 yards and two touchdowns in the Tide’s national championship win over Clemson. Saban says he’s expecting a big year from Howard….