Workers are removing a statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee which stood above a New Orleans traffic circle since 1884. It’s the fourth Confederate monument taken down in recent weeks. Mayor Mitch Landrieu says these monuments were erected after the Civil War to show white supremacy still influenced the city…
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A measure that increases the training requirement for police officers to at least 400 hours heads to the Senate. Baton Rouge Representative Ted James’ bill would also require officers to complete 20 additional hours of annual training, including courses on bias policing recognition.
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James filed the bill in response to the Alton Sterling shooting in Baton Rouge.

Three people were killed when their vehicle split in half in Ascension Parish. Halen Doughty has the story…
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Safe Boating Week kicks off tomorrow in Louisiana. Adam Einck with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says their agents will conduct more safety checks on waterways and they want boaters to keep these three things in mind when on the water.
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Louisiana has seen 9 boating fatalities so far this year.