Governor John Bel Edwards says state leaders are doing what they can to prepare for a decision in the Alton Sterling case.
cut 2 (30) “I’m Michelle Southern”

A 23-year-old Jeanerette man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance and death of 75-year-old Howard Poche. Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Captain Richard Fleming says Jeffery Marks has been charged with first-degree murder, even though they have let to locate Poche’s body…
cut 7 (04) “…Mr Poche”

More Louisiana residents are buying flood insurance after two historic floods devastated Louisiana this year. That’s according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, who says flood insurance is the best purchase a property owner can make, even if you don’t live in a flood zone.
Cut 3 (11) “low risk area”
Donelon says there were 451-thousand policies in place in July. He says that has grown to 480-thousand.

A big political story for 2016 was the election of Republican Treasurer John Kennedy to fill the U.S. seat vacated by David Vitter. La-politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says there were also some other big happenings with Louisiana’s Congressional delegation….
cut 6 (10) “….for Louisiana”