Almost eight months after being shot in the line of duty, a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent is back at work. Michelle Southern has more…
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State Superintendent of Education John White received a positive job evaluation from BESE. Emelie Gunn reports…:
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A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent is back at work after being shot in the line of duty in January. Twenty-five-year-old Tyler Wheeler of Monroe was shot four times while conducting a traffic stop in Morehouse Parish. Wheeler says doctors told him he recovered extremely fast given the injuries he had.
Two suspects, 31-year-old Amethyst Baird and 34-year-old Jeremy Gullette of Monroe, have been charged in the shooting and are awaiting trial. Wheeler says it’s been a long eight months, but he’s glad to be back in the field.
Wheeler was awarded the Louisiana Wildlife Agent’s Association Statewide Agent of the Year Award in March. He says the outpouring of support from the community has been incredible. He says when he woke up in ICU after the shooting, he had gifts from all over the state.
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The state Department of Revenue is reminding some taxpayers to claim tax refunds before it’s too late. LDR sent letters to about 95-hundred taxpayers advising them to claim their state income tax refunds before they are transferred to the Unclaimed Property Division. Spokesperson Byron Henderson says those who received a letter have until September 6th to claim their refund.
Henderson says the total amount of unclaimed refunds is 8.6 million dollars for refunds issued June 30th of 2016. He says if the funds go unclaimed, they are handed over to the state treasurer’s office.
If you miss the September 6th deadline with LDR, visit the Unclaimed Property website for more information. Henderson says there are many reasons why these checks have remained unclaimed.
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The Powerball jackpot keeps on getting bigger and tonight’s drawing is at a whopping 430-million dollars. Dustin Annison with Louisiana Lottery says this is the 9th largest drawing in the history of the game. He says the jackpot keeps growing because so many people are buying tickets the larger it gets.
The cash value of the Powerball jackpot is 273.4 million dollars. Annison says this is an exciting time for players as jackpots for different games have skyrocketed. He’s hopeful someone in Louisiana will win the tonight’s Powerball jackpot.
Annison reminds players to get their Powerball tickets before 9pm tonight and immediately sign the back on the ticket. He also encourages people on social media to check out Louisiana Lottery’s Facebook page for a chance to win different prizes.
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Saints Coach Sean Payton has confirmed that cornerback Delvin Breaux will have surgery to repair a broken leg. News broke earlier Wednesday that two doctors with the team had been fired for initially diagnosing Breaux’s injury as a bone contusion. Saints Sideline Reporter Kristian Garic…:
Rumors were going around this week that the Saints were shopping Breaux for a trade due to injury problems. Garic said Breaux just found out today after an X-Ray that he’ll be out 4-6 weeks with a fracture. He says that kind of misdiagnosis is a big deal for the program…:
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Breaux sent out a tweet today which said, LIFE IS GREAT. Garic believes the two doctors were fired because team leaders reached a boiling point..:
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