Governor John Bel Edwards announces Delta Regional Authority is making investments in two programs designed to grow Louisiana’s workforce, as part of a $72 million economic investment. Halen Doughty has more…
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Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden speaks out about being in Taiwan rather than in DC testifying before Congress. Emelie Gunn has more…
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A Baton Rouge woman is behind bars after she accidentally fatally shot her boyfriend during an argument. That’s according to Baton Rouge Police Sgt. Don Coppola, who says 25-year-old Larriana Hughes came home to her boyfriend, 27-year-old Christopher Payne, after receiving a text from him. Coppola says they began to argue, and Payne began slapping Hughes in the face.
Coppola says Hughes was trying to put the gun away when she accidentally shot her boyfriend in the torso.
Coppola says Payne was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. He says Hughes sustained minor injuries in the dispute before her arrest.
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Delta Regional Authority announces $72 million in investments in Louisiana to strengthen infrastructure, prepare for disasters, build the workforce, and support small businesses. Federal Co-chairman Chris Masingill says they are investing $275-thousand for two water pumps in Assumption parish. He says the water pump near Paincourtville was damaged by the tornado in February, leaving many residents without clean water if the pump broke or the power went out.
Masingill says they are investing more than $1 million for waterworks improvements in Monroe to support CenturyLink’s new Century Village project. He says they are also investing $150-thousand into the geauxBiz program to provide support for small businesses in central Louisiana.
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Masingill says another investment will expand sewer capacity in Boyce, where many of the components were constructed in the late 1950s. He says this investment is leveraging an additional $30 million from Sundrop Fuels for new research and development.
Masingill says they are also growing the state’s Jobs for American Graduates Program by 30-percent. He says this program seeks to keep at risk youth in school.
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is investigating a boat crash in St. Mary Parish that claimed the life of a 7-year-old girl. LDWF Spokesperson Adam Einck says at around 2 p.m. yesterday a bass boat with one passenger, collided with an aluminum vessel carrying four people in Bayou Cheramie. He says the collision caused Jaidyn Montet to hit her head.
Einck says Motet was pronounced dead at Teche Regional Medical Center in Morgan City. He says LDWF officials are going to recreate the crash to determine if anyone was at fault.
The driver of the aluminum boat was also treated for minor injuries. Einck says this is devastating.
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Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden is under scrutiny for being in Taiwan last week rather than speaking before Congress with the mayors of Central, Denham Springs and Walker about flood relief. Holden says he went out of the country to attend a forum about building sustainable port cities. He says he did not go to Washington D.C. because his office was not invited.
Holden says no area of Baton Rouge will be left untouched by the services the government is providing after the flooding and there is still a lot to be done. He says he is completely engaged in the recovery process.
Holden says some candidates for Baton Rouge mayor are attacking his lack of presence in the city during this tough time. He says Baton Rouge isn’t going to fall apart because there is communication between his staffers and everyone is working together.
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