The final of the three Baton Rouge law enforcement officers slain in an ambush on cops was laid to rest Monday. Thousands turned out for the funeral of BRPD’s Corporal Montrell Jackson who leaves behind a wife and baby boy, Mason. Governor John Bel Edwards says we have to make this world a better place for Mason:
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Edwards says Jackson was a pillar of this community and used God’s gifts to make a difference in this community.

A family is in mourning today in Bearuegard Parish, as a father and his son and step-son drowned in the Sabine River. Sheriff Rick Mosely says the Sabine River is a popular swimming spot, but the current is stronger than it looks…:
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51-year-old Harlin Powell is identified as the father.

Lawmakers will likely consider a bill to increase the state’s gasoline tax, when they meet for the 2017 fiscal session. That’s according to Representative Kenny Havard, who serves as chairman of the House Transportation Committee and sits on the newly-formed Transportation Taskforce. Havard says the state’s gasoline tax has not been raised in over 20 years and there are not enough funds to address the $12 billion backlog for transportation maintenance, much less any new projects…:
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Louisiana’s 20-cent gas tax ranks 41 in the nation.