Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul has called a 10 AM press conference where it’s expected he’ll announce a termination settlement has been reached with fired officer Blane Salamoni who shot Alton Sterling six times during a fatal encounter outside of a convenience store. Baton Rouge lawyer Franz Borghart on what the settlement could possibly be…
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Salamoni’s termination appeal hearing was scheduled to take place later this month.

Hundreds of new laws go into effect today, one of them sets the minimum age to get married in Louisiana at 16. Louisiana Family Forum President Gene Mills says his organization opposed the effort when the bill was first introduced…
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Supporters of the law say its needed to help combat human trafficking.

It’s been three years since Governor Edwards expanded the state’s Medicaid program and a study paid for by the Louisiana Health Department finds quality of life improvements for Medicaid expansion enrollees…
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State Police have arrested the driver of an 18-wheeler involved in a fatal crash on Monday that killed a three-year-old and two adults in LaSalle Parish. 33-year-old Joseph Pardue from Grant Parish was charged with three counts of negligent homicide. L-S-P says the semi hit the victims’ vehicle as it was slowing down to make a right-hand turn.