An on-duty Louisiana State Trooper shot at a person last night in New Orleans as a young man allegedly attempted to get into his vehicle. Jim Shannon has more.
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Southeast Louisiana is getting over a billion dollars in federal money to pay for flood protection projects in southeast Louisiana. Matt Doyle has more.
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Some scary moments for a Louisiana State Trooper last night in New Orleans as a yet unidentified man attempted to get into his vehicle. Police later apprehended a juvenile and charged him with attempted carjacking of the unmarked police vehicle. Sergeant Jared Sandifer says it started when a strange car just pulled up.
Sandifer says the trooper observed the juvenile attempt to gain entrance into his vehicle and pulled his gun.
Legal experts say the trooper was justified in shooting at the subject because a vehicle is considered the same as your home. You do not have to retreat in your own home. Sandifer says he was later caught.
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Big crowds are expected this weekend for Wrestlemania 34 which will take place Sunday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Hotel occupancy in the Big Easy is expected to be around 95-percent and when the city hosted Wrestlemania in 2014, the economic impact was 164-million dollars. WWE Superstar Alexa Bliss….
75-thousand pro wrestling fans are expected to pack the Superdome and millions will watch on the WWE television network. Bliss will defend her RAW Women’s Championship when she battles Nia Jax on Sunday and she can’t wait…..
A fan convention called WrestleMania Axxess is underway at the Morial Convention Center. Bliss says it should be an amazing few days in the Big Easy…
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The northern half of Louisiana is under an enhanced risk for severe weather this afternoon and into tonight. State Climatologist Barry Keim says a cold front will sweep through the state bringing the chance for flash flooding, but more concerning is the chance for tornadoes
There’s a slight chance for severe weather for south Louisiana. Keim says the greater threat is for the northern parishes….
Keim says once this cold front moves through, be prepared for a chilly weekend. He says temperatures will be around 50 degrees in north Louisiana on Saturday and in 60s for south Louisiana
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Louisiana is receiving a 1.2 billion dollar block grant from the federal government to construct flood protection projects in southeast Louisiana. There’s been a push for this funding after the 2016 August flood caused an estimated 8.7 billion dollars in damage. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says the block grant will go right to the state and skip the red tape.
Graves says there’s been extensive coordination between Governor John Bel Edwards, the White House, and federal agencies to make sure the project addresses clogged waterways, bayous, and basins that have plagued the area for decades.
There’s still a few steps left before Louisiana gets the money, but Graves says it shouldn’t be long before projects can begin.