A Baton Rouge police officer is recovering from a gunshot wound after 34-year-old Eugene Thomas Junior allegedly fired a weapon at him. Jeff Palermo has more….
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Rayne Police have arrested 41-year-old Raushe Turner after he allegedly stabbed a woman multiple times inside a vehicle. Turner was charged with attempted second-degree murder. Authorities did not say why the attack occurred and did not provide an update on the victim’s condition.
Caddo deputies arrested 37-year-old Dorothy Edwards on felony identity theft after she allegedly stole more than 20-thousand dollars from a 65-year-old disabled woman she was providing care to. Caddo sheriff’s office spokesperson Cindy Chadwick says Edwards paid her bills by using the victim’s personal bank accounts and credit cards. Chadwick says Edwards also stole the identity of the victim’s sister…
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Edwards is in the Caddo Correctional Center on a 150-thousand dollar bond.
The federal government has declared this year’s flu season as the worst breakout since the 2009 swine flu epidemic. Estimates say nearly half a million people around world will die from the flu this year. State Health Secretary Rebeka Gee says if you’re concerned about potential mercury in the flu vaccine, you’re misinformed.
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Gee says there is a lot of misinformation about vaccines and the flu. She says get trustworthy advice from your doctor.