Authorities have charged a juvenile with attempted carjacking after he allegedly tried to steal an unmarked State Police unit in New Orleans last night. L-S-P Sergeant Jared Sandifer says an on-duty trooper was sitting in the vehicle at the time and fired his weapon at the teen after he tried to enter the vehicle…
cut 5 (13) “….apprehend him”
No one was injured. Sandifer says they are still looking for the driver who helped the juvenile flee the scene.

State Police have arrested a 61-year-old convicted felon after authorities executed a search warrant of his Ponchatoula home and found 17 guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition. Edward Sutter is banned from possessing firearms, because he was previously convicted of domestic abuse battery.

The federal government will allocate one-point-two billion dollars in grant money that can be spent on flood-control and prevention projects. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says they are still waiting on full details from the federal government regarding how these funds can be spent, but he anticipates Louisiana will have access to the money soon…
cut 14 (06) “….this summer”
Graves says this money can likely be spent on several stalled flood control projects in southeast Louisiana.

Big crowds are expected in New Orleans for Wrestlemania 34 which goes down on Sunday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. A fan convention called WrestleMania Axxess is underway at the Morial Convention Center. WWE Superstar Alexa Bliss says it should be an amazing few days in the Big Easy…
Cut 8 (11) “over again”
Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says the economic impact for Orlando, who hosted Wrestemania last year, was 184-million dollars.