A female Shreveport Police officer is dead after being shot multiple times outside of a home last night around 8:30 as she was on her way to start her shift. The officer was identified as Chateri Payne, who had graduated from the police academy in November. Police Chief Ben Raymond says the murder of an officer is a catastrophic event to a law enforcement agency.
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The investigation is ongoing.
President Donald Trump will visit New Orleans on Monday, so he can speak at the American Farm Bureau Convention. Rice and soybean farmers say the tariffs and now the government shutdown have hurt their ability to make money off their crop. There’s also concern among producers about whether documented workers living in Mexico can return for the growing season. Louisiana Farm Bureau President Ronnie Anderson says farmers are eager to hear from the president…
Georgia-Pacific will be laying off at least 650 workers in March from its Port Hudson paper facility, in a major blow to the North Baton Rouge economy. Baton Rouge Representative Regina Barrow says it’s a huge loss, and a drastic shock to a community that relied on those jobs to provide a good quality of life.
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Barrow says with more and more people going digital, and sending correspondence through email and text, the need for traditional paper that the facility specialized in has diminished. Mayor-President Sharon Weston-Broome says the city will activate a Rapid Response employment program to help displaced workers find new employment. 300 workers will remain at the facility.