Former Marksville city deputy marshal Norris Greenhouse Junior agrees to a plea deal and a seven and a half year prison sentence for the 2015 fatal shooting of a six-year-old boy. Authorities say Greenhouse and Derrick Stafford opened fire on Christopher Few’s car, wounding him and killing his son. Stafford received a 40-year sentence on a manslaughter conviction. Legal analyst Tim Meche says the Few family is likely satisified…
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Greenhouse plead guilty to negligent homicide and malfeasance in office.

Governor John Bel Edwards applauds the decision by the Saints to stand for the national anthem before their game against the Dolphins on Sunday. Quarterback Drew Brees says the team will kneel before the anthem starts, but stand when it’s sung.

Rallies are planned in Shreveport this weekend to show support for keeping a Confederate monument in front of the Caddo Parish Courthouse. Founder of the Gulf Coast Patriot Network Rex Dukes says they are planning a peaceful demonstration and mean spirited individuals and groups should stay away
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It’s been recommended the Caddo Confederate monument come down and a public hearing is scheduled next week.

Over three-hundred Louisiana National Guardsmen will deploy to Puerto Rico to help distribute water and provide security. Governor’s office of homeland security and emergency preparedness spokesperson Mike Steele says GOHSEP and the Guard are also send an 11-person team to help Puerto Rican officials find housing for displaced citizens…
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A smaller emergency team will go to the U-S Virgin Islands.