Several community activists remain frustrated over how the Justice Department is investigating the Alton Sterling Shooting. Cleve Dunn Junior says there are key pieces of evidence from the police shooting that should be released…
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US Attorney Walt Green has not released any details of the federal probe.

The Boston Globe has mentioned Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards as a potential candidate for President in 2020. La-politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says Edwards pro-gun, pro-life beliefs might not mesh well with many democrats, but…
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Edwards first must win re-election as governor in 2019.

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser announces the Beauregard Parish Gothic Jail in DeRidder is now open for tours. The Gothic Jail will be the crown jewel of Louisiana’s Myths and Legends Scenic Byway, which is intended to give tourists a reason to visit Louisiana’s back roads. Nungesser says over 40-thousand dollars was raised at a fundraiser to complete the renovations….
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Two men who were found guilty of murdering a taxi driver in the late 1920s were hung from the stairwell, earning the Gothic Jail nationwide notoriety.

A Monroe area family has donated 90 new bullet proof vests that will be worn by State Police Troopers and investigators in northeast Louisiana. Bunzy and Lynn Bryant are friends with many officers at Troop F and they wanted to do something to make sure they are safe.