The FBI says the man who is accused of killing 58 and injuring over 500 concertgoers in Las Vegas had no connection to an international terrorist group. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but former FBI agent and current Tulane Professor Jim Bernanzini says ISIL is using the mass shooting as a propaganda tool…:
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The alleged shooter has been identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock.

The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office has released a statement regarding Louisiana’s next big concert event in light of the tragedy surrounding the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival in Las Vegas last night. They want to reassure those attending Flambeau Fest in Gonzales this weekend that they will be very safe, and the venue will include a coordinated effort between law enforcement, concert security and Lamar Dixon personnel.

One person is dead and another person was seriously wounded in a shooting that took place on I-20 in Shreveport just after midnight. Shreveport P-D Corporal Angie Willhite says it is believed they were shot by someone with a rifle..:
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The driver, 22-year-old Kenyon Frazier, was shot multiple times and doctors say he has life-threatening injuries. The deceased person has not been identified.

Governor John Bel Edwards will issue an executive order lowering the Louisiana and American flags over all state public buildings effective today through Friday to honor those affected by last night’s shooting in Las Vegas.