It was an early Sunday morning one year ago, when the lives of three law enforcement officers were lost and three others injured in the tragic police ambush in Baton Rouge. BRPD Chief Carl Dabadie says everything came crashing down at 8:30 a.m….:
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Dabadie says this anniversary is a day of remembrance and reflection for the lives of, Deputy Brad Garafola, Officers Matthew Gerald and Montrell Jackson…and their families.
Baton Rouge police are seeking the public’s help for information on the whereabouts of a man wanted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend. Detectives identify the suspect as 52-year-old Robert Antoine. They believe the shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday when 41-year-old Monique Maxie and a friend exited a vehicle and Antoine fired several shots at them. The shots only hit Maxie and she died later Sunday. Antoine should be considered armed and dangerous.
State officials are ramping up efforts to boost participation in the flood recovery survey. Pat Forbes with the Office of Community Development says they started with emails and phone calls and moved on to PSA’s and billboards. He says now they’re taking the survey to the ground level and going door to door…:
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The survey can be found online at restore.la.gov.
A man has been arrested for attempted second degree murder after another man was found in the bathroom of LSU Digital Media Center with symptoms of a heroin overdose. Police have in custody 33-year-old Joshua Brian of Greenwell Springs.