44-year-old Robert Tucker is reportedly under arrest in connection to the Baton Rouge Walmart panic that police say can be traced back to an altercation between two men at customer service that ended when one pulled out a gun. Throughout the day authorities believed the altercation led to a shooting due to eyewitness accounts, but they say after reviewing the film, a gun was pulled out, but never fired. Sheriff’s Office Col. Bryan White says he’s not sure why people thought they heard gunfire.
The panic has made national news.
The City of Baton Rouge has reached an agreement with the feds on a massive drainage project that will dredge, widen and upgrade 66 miles of waterways in East Baton Rouge Parish to prevent another event like the Great Flood of 2016. The state has agreed to kick in 40 million, the city roughly 20 million, while the feds will cover the rest of the projects estimated 255 million dollar overhaul. The City of Central is also contributing four million.
Ag Commissioner Mike Strain addresses some of the issues Louisiana’s agriculture industry in the future following filing qualifying paperwork to run for reelection. Strain says with observations of climate change, farmers are seeing the ability to grow crops in a latitude further north than the crops’ typical area.
Cut 3 (08) “…of marketable crops”
Strain is facing two Democratic opponents.
Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says he is not worried about the million-dollar war chest Tim Temple has in the race for his position. Donelon made the statement after filing his qualifying paperwork. Donelon says he has many qualities that make him the best many for the job.
Cut 15 (10) “…of my responsibilities.”
Donelon is aiming to serve a fourth term, but insurance commsioner is expected to be a hotly contested race