17:30 LRN Newscast September 29

A former deputy city marshal in Marksville charged in the shooting death of a six-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and malfeasance in office. Norris Greenhouse Junior will be sentenced next week to seven and a half years in prison. Legal Analyst Tim Meche says the lack of national media attention made it easier to reach a plea deal…
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The other co-defendant, Derrick Stafford, was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 40 years.

A rally takes place in Shreveport on Saturday in front of the Caddo parish courthouse in an effort to keep a confederate monument standing. Founder of the Gulf Coast Patriot Network Rex Dukes…
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A public hearing to decide if the monument should be removed is planned for Thursday.

Louisiana sends emergency response teams to hurricane ravaged Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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A less humid and dry weekend is in store for us as a result of a weak cold front that pushed through. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the statewide average rainfal total for September is less than one inch….
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