An Alexandria mother has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of her five-year-old child. Corporal Wade Bourgeois says 24-year-old Jasmine Anderson brought her dead daughter, Audrey Chelette (Shu-lay), to the hospital claiming they had been involved in a single-vehicle wreck and she injured her neck. But Bourgeois says detectives never found any evidence of a crash or could not find any signs that a crash occurred at the spot Anderson claimed it happened…
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Media reports indicate that Audrey’s four-year-old brother also died earlier this year and Anderson’s husband passed away in 2016. But police say it’s premature to link this murder case with the previous deaths.

In Union Parish, 38-year-old Andre Durant Walker has been charged with second-degree murder after the body of his girlfriend, 35-year-old Maria Sanchez Cardin was found dead at his home in Farmerville.

The National Retail Federation predicts we’ll see record spending for back to school shopping. Families with elementary through high school students plan to spend an average of nearly $700, with college families expecting to shell out just shy of a grand. NRF spokesperson Mark Matthews says nationwide spending is nearly $80 million.
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The biggest items for K-12 students are electronics, then clothing and accessories.

A Baton Rouge company that makes dog treats from nutria meat is re-launching their product and hoping to take it national. Founding partner of Marsh Dog Veni Harlan says the treats are tasty and healthy for dogs and it’s also good for the environment since nutria are contributing to coastal land loss…
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Before it’s two-year hiatus, Marsh Dog was sold in about 50 specialty pet stores and vet clinics in Louisiana.