Media reports indicate the Clinton man suspected of shooting four people, killing three of them, called authorities to let them know he’s the shooter. Ryan Sharpe was a plumber and family members have expressed shock over his actions. LSU criminologist Doctor Peter Scharf says Sharpe had a low key profile so it’s likely cops would have never suspected him.

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Sharpe was arrested last week for allegedly fatally shooting three people and wounding another in East Feliciana and East Baton Rouge Parishes.

Authorities in Rapides Parish are investigating a fire in a ditch off Old Boyce Road where a charred body has been found.  Local media outlets reported there were two bodies discovered, but Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Tommy Carnline says that has not yet been confirmed…

Cut 14 (08) “human remains.”

LSU Public Policy research lab Director Mike Henderson finds that voter turnout for statewide elections has been on a decline for the last 30 years. In 1983, 54-percent of the eligible voters voted for governor and in 2015 the voter turnout was down to 33-percent. Last weekend’s special election saw only a 13 percent turnout. Henderson says the voting public seems to be burned out on state politics…:
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But he added there haven’t been enough statewide special elections in recent years to determine how early voting turnout relates to the overall election turnout.

The Iberville Parish Council voted unanimously last night to approve an ordinance to outlaw the desecration of official flags in the parish. The mandate protects the American flag, the Louisiana state flag, and any official flags of Iberville Parish. The ACLU of Louisiana calls the ordinance a violation of the public’s constitutional rights and “unenforceable.”