On October 14 voters will choose a new state treasurer, but qualifying begins today. Halen Doughty has more on what to expect from the race..:
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State Officials are extremely serious about crimes when it comes to enforcing wildlife laws, and now a man is going to spend 45 days in prison and pay a $2500 fine for killing a whooping crane in 2014. 21-year-old Lane Thibodeaux of Vermilion Parish pleased guilty to five charges including one involving the crane and others including killing ducks from a moving truck.

The ESPY’s take place tonight and will be hosted by five-time NFL MVP and two-time Super Bowl champion Peyton Manning of New Orleans. Saints superfan Jarrius Robertson of Reserve, who has undergone two liver transplants, has been selected to receive the Jimmy V Perseverance Award.

A Wal-Mart in Amite says damages to the store caused by an arson fire could top a million dollars due to inventory being ruined. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards says 45-year-old Larry Schouest of Hammond allegedly set fire to a few Wal Mart locations..:
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Edwards says they suspect the Hammond store may have sustained similar losses.

This year will be a good one for the brown shrimp harvest in the Gulf of Mexico. That’s according to Dr. Rick Hart with the National Marine Fisheries Service..:
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