15 candidates have signed up to have their name on the ballot for this fall’s US Senate race. Polls indicate Democrat Foster Campbell has a chance to make the run-off. The Public Service Commissioner says Louisiana should be the richest state in the South, but politicians have done a poor job representing the public…
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Tomorrow we’ll hear from some of the Republicans who have qualified.

The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man accused of making threats against police officers on social media. Sheriff Greg Champagne says following the deadly rampage against officers in Baton Rouge a man by the name of Victor Pablo indicated he planned a similar ambush
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Champagne says the suspect is being charged with terrorizing and threatening a public official, which carries up to a maximum of 15 years in prison.

The State Department of Revenue announces the limit has been reached on the Louisiana solar energy tax credit program. Emelie Gunn has more on what this means…
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Senate President John Alario says state senator Troy Brown has been suspended from all of his committee assignments after he’s been charged for a second time of domestic abuse. Alario says Brown will remain suspended until the matter is resolved. Brown was arrested on Monday after he allegedly bit his wife’s arm at their Ascension Parish home.