During the middle of the night, contractors hired by New Orleans removed one of the four controversial Confederate monuments. The 35-foot Liberty Place monument was dismantled and hauled away in a few hours. Tulane Professor Richard Marksbury said on Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster that he found it extreme for police to have snipers on hand for the removal…
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Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Deputies are looking for the gunman who fired shots into an elderly victim’s home over the weekend, killing an 80-year-old woman. Major Wendell Raborn says authorities responded to several calls reporting gunshots in the area off South Hopkins Street in New Iberia.
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The woman has been identified as Bertha Hill.

Governor Edwards main tax plan is receiving a frosty reception from Republican legislators in the House Ways and Means committee, who object to raising taxes on businesses. Shreveport Representative Alan Seabaugh expressed his concerns…
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A bill that will be heard before the House Transportation Committee could eliminate inspection stickers on personal vehicles in most parishes. Emelie Gunn has more…
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