Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome has condemned comments made by an activist at a local city council meeting who suggested justice had been served in the Alton Sterling case because of the cop killer. Broome said that the words of Arthur “Silky Slim” Reed were hateful, offensive, and unacceptable.

The West Nile virus is ramping up in Louisiana as seven cases of the illness have been reported to the Office of Public Health…:
Cut 2 (31) “I’m Emelie Gunn”

The Cajun music community says goodbye to a legend, as D.L. Menard passed away at the age of 85. Executive Director of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, Mike Shepherd, says Menard was known as the Cajun Hank Williams. Menard even met the country music icon in 1951…:
Cut 6 (11) “of him”
His hit “The Back Door” was released exactly 55 years ago this month, and has sold over half a million copies.

New ULM athletics director Nick Floyd laid out his vision for Warhawk athletics today during his introductory press conference. Floyd says his number one priority is to run an athletic program with the highest degree of integrity…:
Cut 3 (12) “be accountable”
Floyd takes over an athletic program that is known as the lowest funded in the country out of the 128 FBS schools.