Protests are erupting after the shooter of former-NFL star Joe McKnight was released from police custody. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand says 54-year-old Ronald Gasser there were 3 casings located inside the vehicle, and there was no video. Normand says Gasser admitted to shooting McKnight, but has not been charged pending the outcome of the investigation.

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The case is in the hands of the District Attorney.

A suspect in the fatal shooting on Bourbon Street following the Bayou Classic last weekend has been arrested. New Orleans Police Chief Michael Harrison said 20-year-old Jordan Clay of Lafayette has been charged with 2nd degree murder in the shooting death of Demontris Toliver.

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The other suspect is still at large.

Louisiana is in for a wet weekend as the cold front that passed us earlier in the week is turning back toward the state. State Climatologist Barry Keim says we have about three to four wet days in front of us. He says northern parishes can expect to see anywhere from five to seven inches of rain.

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Keim says the state could use this wet weather after the drought we’ve seen across the state.

First Lady Donna Edwards is preparing her first Christmas in the Governor’s Mansion, after Louisiana’s First Family was displaced during the August flood. Edwards says she worked closely with other former First Ladies to spruce up the Mansion.

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She hosted a Joyeux Noel celebration at the mansion today to show off the improvements she’s made.