A 26-year-old mother and her five-year-old daughter were found shot to death in a residence in Thibodaux. LaFourche Parish Sheriff’s office spokesperson Brennan Matherne says investigators believe the mother, Nakesha Carrere shot Abigail Creamer and then turned the gun on herself.:
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A detailed letter was found inside the home and authorities believe Carrere wrote it.

Louisiana is ready for the possibility of local transmission of the Zika Virus. There are four confirmed cases of Zika in Florida in people who did not travel out of the country or have contact with someone who did. State Health Officer Dr. Frank Welch says Louisiana has been preparing since January…:
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He says the biggest thing the public can do to prevent the spread is to make sure you don’t have standing water in your yard.

The “Blue Lives Matter” law goes into effect today in Louisiana, and Alexandria Representative Lance Harris says the mandate is now more important than ever after the attacks on police officers in Baton Rouge and Dallas. Harris says crimes committed against first responders, because of the uniforms they wear, are now classified as hate crimes…:
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Those who opposed this measure have said it’s not a good idea to classify hate crimes by occupation and this wouldn’t stand up in court.

Lottery officials say the $487 million dollar Powerball jackpot was hit Saturday night — on a ticket sold in New Hampshire. The lump sum option is worth $330.6 million. It was the eighth largest U.S. lottery jackpot.