The family of the wounded East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Deputy who is still in the hospital posted an update on Facebook saying he is now breathing on his own without the help of a breathing machine. Deputy Nick Tullier was shot in the head and stomach in the ambush that took the lives of three officers and injured two others. Tullier’s father Nick wrote that “every day is a miracle” and asks that people continue to pray for his son.

Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton has pulled ahead of opponent Donald Trump in the polls, but both of them still have high unfavorability ratings. UL-Lafayette political science professor Pearson Cross says he’s be surprised if we saw a voter turnout as high as 55% because of people’s distaste for the candidates. He says there’s a chance that the Democrats in the Senate race might benefit from Trump’s unpopularity.

Cut 12 (10) “Louisiana first”

The market research firm Euromonitor projects Americans will buy 27 gallons of bottled water this year and just 26 gallons of soda. LSU Health New Orleans Professor of Family Medicine Herbert Muncie says that’s the first time Americans have ever been expected to buy more water than soft drinks, and he expects that trend to continue. He says many people are switching to bottled water because of the recent tap water quality scares in other states.

Cut 5 (10) “fill it”

Feral hogs are contaminating bodies of water between Alexandria and Natchitoches, according to research from LSU. Dr. Michael Kaller with the LSU School of Renewable Resources says pathogens from the hogs waste can pose serious health risks to humans.

Cut 8 (10) “properly diagnosed”