The 54-year-old man who killed former NFL player Joe McKnight in Jefferson Parish in what’s being described as a road rage incident, has been charged with manslaughter. Ronald Gasser stayed on scene when it happened last week and claimed self defense. He was later released which caused outrage by many, but Sheriff Newell Normand is not deterred…:
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He says they felt that manslaughter was the charge that most appropriately fit the evidence at this time. The case remains under investigation.

The Will Smith case began today and in the opening statements, the attorney for Cardell Hayes said his client was afraid of the former New Orleans player and acted in self defense. But prosecutors maintained that Hayes was acting out of anger and murdered an unarmed man. Quarterback Drew Brees is among those in court today in support of Smith’s family.

Several hundred horses and donkeys living in and around Fort Polk will be taken to Texas for adoption. That’s according to base spokesman Troy Darr. When the issue of the animals first came up, advocates said the horses should be left alone. But Darr says it wasn’t safe for them to be on Army training grounds…:
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The plan is to move them in small herds over the next two years.

A Monroe woman is facing multiple charges after she was caught shoplifting with her children. Detective Chris Bates with Monroe Police says 33-year-old Shirley Mayes and her 9-year-old and 14-year-old were caught stealing from the Monroe Walmart…:
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Bates says Mayes faces charges of misdemeanor shoplifting, criminal conspiracy, and three counts of contributing to child delinquency.