16:30 LRN Newscast July 3rd

Secretary of State Tom Schedler will not hand over private voter information to a commission set up by the Trump administration that’s looking into voter fraud. Schedler says there is limited public information available by law and that can be purchased by anyone, but he’s not giving up information that contains Social Security numbers.

A St. John Parish sheriff’s deputy is recovering after he was struck by a vehicle on Interstate 10. Halen Doughty has more…

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A veteran state transportation worker from Lafayette was killed while performing routine road maintenance near New Iberia. State Police Sergeant Jared Sandifer says 88-year-old Allen Olivier of St. Martinville failed to stop in the work zone and struck 63-year-old Paul Featherston…
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Sandfier says an investigation is ongoing to determine if any charges should be pursued by the local district attorneys office.

An off duty Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Deputy has died following a single-vehicle crash in Thibodaux. State Trooper Jesse LaGrange says 21-year-old Seth Bourgeois was travelling down La 304 late Sunday afternoon when the fatal crash occurred.
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Bourgeois was transported to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. He was employed as a Corrections officer and was reportedly returning home from work.