16:30 LRN Newscast July 20th

St Charles Sheriff Greg Champagne says they’ve arrested a man for making threats against police officers on social media. Champagne says Victor Pablo of Edgar said cops in St. Charles are next and he hopes to kill every last one of them. Champagne says in light of the recent events in Dallas and Baton Rouge, the threat is not only dangerous, but also a violation of law…
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Champagne says Pablo could face significant jail time if found guilty.

East Baton Rouge Coroner Beau Clark released the autopsy findings on Baton Rouge shooter Gavin Long today. The autopsy determined the 29-year-old from Kansas City died of multiple gunshot wounds.

Tomorrow, outside of the State Capitol there’s a blood drive in honor of the fallen officers. Deputy Chief of State for the governor, Johnny Anderson…
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The blood drive is from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM.

If you’re planning to install solar panels on your home, residents from this point will not be getting tax credits from the state. The Louisiana Department of Revenue says the solar energy tax incentive program is tapped out. But President of Solar Alternatives Jeff Cantin says there are still federal tax dollars available…:
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He says this means around 2-thousand families will not get the state credit now.

The political season gets underway today as qualifying for federal elections opened up. Over a dozen candidates have signed up for the Us Senate race, including Democratic Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell….
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Charles Boustany, Caroline Fayard, John Fleming and John Kennedy are the other big-name candidates to also get in the race.