The contractor who was booked for multiple charges of fraud on flood victims was arrested again for allegedly using false receivables as collateral for his bond when he was in the Ascension Parish Jail. Sheriff Jeff Wiley says 39-year-old Matthew Morris, owner of Complete Construction Contractors, had issues with his cash bond…:
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Morris is also facing charges in Baton Rouge, Walker, and Denham Springs

A federal appeals court has sided with the city of New Orleans in its effort to remove three structures to Confederate-era figures; ruling that they can be taken down. Mayor Mitch Landrieu first sought the removal of the monuments in the wake of the murders of nine black church members during a prayer meeting in Charleston, SC, in the summer of 2015. Bidding begins today. Landrieu says the statues will be stored in a city-owned warehouse.

Louisiana could be in trouble if a wildfire breaks out due to a shortage of firefighters, according to a state official…:
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The American Cancer Society has set a goal of 80-percent of Americans to be screened for colorectal cancer by 2018. Tulane Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Dr. Jordan Karlitz says this is a major health issue here…:
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They want 417-thousand people in Louisiana to be screened.