A female is recovering after being shot and being dumped off on the side of Interstate 10 in Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge Police Sgt. Don Coppola says police responded to call about a woman walking on the interstate near the I-110 Split.
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Coppola says the suspect, 28-year-old Gerry Byrd, fled to Mississippi where he was shot by law enforcement, he’s recovering in Baton Rouge.
“Operation Murder Gang Meltdown”, a cross agency narcotics taskforce in Terrebonne Parish is nearing an end after the arrests of 18 suspects and the seizure of significant amounts of drugs. Terrebonne Parish Chief Deputy Terry Daigre says the taskforce has made some major seizures.
The drugs’ street value topped a million dollars.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries raises the nutria bounty from $5 to $6 per tail for the upcoming season in hopes it will entice hunters to step up the fight against the invasive species. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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After suffering catastrophic damage from an EF-3 tornado in April, Louisiana Tech has made the decision to demolish the baseball, softball, and soccer stadiums sometime this summer. The Tornado caused hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of damage, and took the lives of two people. McClelland says they’re working on cutting a deal for fall baseball and softball practice at nearby high schools, and are setting up to hold most soccer practices and games at a nearby rec center.