17:30 LRN Newscast September 27

Governor John Bel Edwards weighs in on the Saints national anthem protests and what impact it has on the subsidies the state provides to the NFL Franchise. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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Governor John Bel Edwards organized a statewide donation drive to help survivors of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.  The specific items needed are baby items including bottles, nipples, baby wipes, non-perishable baby formula, diapers and feminine care products.  For a list of donation sites go to:  Gov-DOT-Louisiana-DOT-Gov-SLASH-PuertoRico  

 

17-year-old Vincent Cummings has been arrested in connection to the death of an 8-month-old girl in Baton Rouge. Sgt. Don Coppola says Cummings admitted to police that 8-month-old Katelyn Carter was acting strange so he picked the child up and squeezed her extremely hard…:

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He is charged with second degree murder and cruelty to a juvenile.

 

Shreveport Police are looking for answers in the case of an 82-year-old woman who was found stabbed to death at her home. Sgt. Marcus Hines says witnesses in the neighborhood report an African American man and woman doing yard work for Kathleen Cates earlier in the day before she was killed…:

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Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact police.