Hundreds gathered at Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge to celebrate the lives and mourn the losses of Officer Matthew Gerald, Deputy Brad Garafola, and Cpl. Montrell Jackson. Governor John Bel Edwards says we have to uproot hate and violence and replace it with peace and love…:
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Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Loretta Lynch also delivered remarks at the emotional memorial.

Louisiana’s film industry has taken a hit since lawmakers put a cap on the state’s film tax incentive program last year, but a business agent for a New Orleans film workers union, Cory Parker, says things are looking up. He says some smaller productions are coming to the Bayou State again, likely seeking the qualified film professionals here…:
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Parker says Louisiana still has one of the best film tax programs in the country.

Researchers at the LSU AgCenter have determined that mosquito pesticides do not pose a serious health risk to honeybees. Entomologist Kristen Healy says they performed a series of tests with various pesticides, and they kept coming to the same conclusion….:
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Healy says the goal of the study was to evaluate the effects of pesticide spraying trucks. She says when done right, the spray shouldn’t impact the honeybees.

A mother has been arrested by the Lake Charles Police Department, and authorities are searching for the father, after a baby was found deceased with alcohol in his system. Both parents face second-degree murder charges after their 4-month-old baby was found dead at home two weeks ago. Police booked the mother, 25-year-old Courtney Morris, at home. The father, 40-year-old Larry Champ, remains at-large.