A Glenmora police officer is among three people arrested for allegedly shooting and killing two dogs. Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office says 33-year-old Glenmora Police Officer Steven Ware provided the rifle used to kill two dogs that 47-year-old Shyana Bordelon told a neighbor she would watch while the neighbor was out of town. Bordelon and her son, 26-year-old Murray Gros later reportedly called Glenmora police when Animal Control deemed it unnecessary to remove the dogs as the two requested. Officer Ware allegedly told Bordelon and Gros they could shoot the dogs. He then allegedly retrieved his personal rifle and Gros allegedly shot and buried the dogs.

Every year, people in every region of Louisiana become infected with West Nile says State Epidemiologist Theresa Sokol and she advises protection during active mosquito season. She says wearing insect repellent is only one step.

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Sokol says it’s also important to eliminate any standing water on your property, since standing water is the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes.

LSU will host West Virginia in the Super Regional round of the NCAA baseball tournament this weekend. The winner of the best-of-three series will head to Omaha for an appearance in the College World Series. Junior second baseman Daniel Dickinson says he played in Omaha on a summer travel team in high school…

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The first game is at 1:00 Saturday.

The 75th Annual Louisiana Peach Festival is tomorrow in Ruston. Tori Davis with Experience Ruston says there’s plenty of entertainment for visitors of all ages.

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Throughout the week, restaurants throughout Ruston have been participating in the Peach Culinary Crawl, offering special peach-inspired dishes.

Senator Bill Cassidy met with President Trump to discuss his “Big, Beautiful Bill.” Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Today is Secure Your Load for Road Safety Day. Governor Landry made the proclamation naming June 6^th the day “All Louisiana drivers must recognize their responsibility to make safe and considerate choices while driving and driving with an unsecured load presents danger to the traveling public.” Highway Safety Representative Lisa Freeman warns that a 20-pound object that falls off the back of a vehicle will strike with a half-ton (or 1000 pound) impact.

Mosquito season is upon us bringing the risk for West Nile Virus. State Epidemiologist Theresa Sokol says it’s important to eliminate any standing water on your property to remove mosquito breeding grounds.

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She says every year, people in every part of the state become infected with West Nile.

LSU is set to host West Virginia in the Super Regional round of the NCAA tournament this weekend. The Mountaineers have gone to back-to-back Super Regionals and were undefeated in Clemson last weekend. Tigers coach Jay Johnson says the Mountaineers will be ready…

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The series kicks off tomorrow at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Soon, you’ll be able to tint your front vehicle windows darker. A bill allowing it passed overwhelmingly in both houses of the legislature and now awaits a the Governor’s signature. Author Marksville Representative Daryl Deshotel (DESH-uh-tell).

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Deshotel says this bill brings Louisiana in line with other states which suffer through brutal summer heat.

The Louisiana legislature has approved a new bidding process to purchase a new voting system, replacing over ten thousand old machines. Joel Watson of the Secretary of State’s office says the new “invitation to negotiate process” can help speed up procurement…

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He says Louisiana’s voting machines have needed an upgrade for decades, but bidding controversies and delays have marred progress.

Pope Leo the 14^th has named Uganda-born priest, Father Simon Peter Engurait as Bishop-elect for the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. The 53-year-old was ordained as priest for the diocese in 2013….

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The governor is taking some criticism from the insurance industry for signing a bill that gives the insurance commissioner greater authority to hold down rates. Landry says other states have a similar law and they have lower insurance rates than Louisiana…

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With just a week left in this legislative session, Governor Landry has signed several new auto insurance laws, and he says they will shield Louisianans from frivolous lawsuits driven by trial lawyers. One of the laws disallows a driver without car insurance from collecting an award for bodily injury medical expenses for any amount when damages are below 100 thousand, up from 15-thousand dollars. The governor says they also eliminated a provision known as the Housley Presumption…

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The Office of Motor Vehicles is warning Louisianans not to fall for text messages that claim to be from them saying the recipient has an outstanding traffic ticket. The texts are not from them, and they say they do not send texts or emails threatening prosecution. They urge you not to click on links from unverified sources and say don’t give them any personal information. Instead delete all suspicious texts and emails and report them to reportfraud.ftc.gov.

A new bidding process to purchase a new voting system has been approved by lawmakers. Over ten-thousand old machines will be replaced and Joel Watson with the Secretary of State’s office says Louisiana’s voting machines have needed an upgrade for decades, but bidding controversies and delays marred progress.

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New machines will produce physical paper ballots voters can review, confirm and submit.

A bill allowing darker tint for front windows in vehicles awaits a signature from Governor Landry but before the bill overwhelmingly passed both houses, some expressed concern that the darker tint would hinder law enforcement’s ability to see things like firearms and contraband. Bill author Representative Daryl Deshotel (DESH-uh-tell) says law enforcement organizations had no problem with the new standard.

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Deshotel says this bill brings Louisiana in line with other states which suffer through brutal summer heat.

Soon, you will be able to legally drive Louisiana roadways with darker-tinted front windows. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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A new bidding process to purchase new voting systems has been approved by lawmakers. Joel Watson of the Secretary of State’s office says the new machines will produce paper ballots voters can review, confirm and submit. Watson says the paper ballots will help ensure transparency and voter security…

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The 2025 legislative session ends a week from today and this session will be remembered for auto insurance reform. The governor has signed several legal reform bills expected to produce lower payouts to car accident victims. Landry says it’s legislation the insurance industry has been seeking for several years…

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Landry says the bills he’s signed will shield Louisianans from frivolous lawsuits driven by trial lawyers.

The Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux will have a new bishop. Pope Leo the 14^th has named Uganda-born priest, Father Simon Peter Engurait. Bishop Elect Engurait says he did not expect the Holy Father to choose him to be the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux…

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Bishop Elect Engurait has served as the Diocesan Administrator in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux since January 2024, upon the sudden passing of Bishop Mario Dorsonville

Hurricane season has begun, and the state is preparing. Some have expressed concern that recent cuts to the National Weather Service may hinder its ability to provide essential information when severe storms approach. Governor Landry says fortunately for Louisiana, the state has Jay Grymes.

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Grymes says if last year is any indication, it’s going to be a very busy hurricane season for him and the state.

LSU Designated Hitter Ethan Frey is one of the best hitters in the country right now, according to his Head Coach Jay Johnson. Frey’s high school coach, Rosepine’s Jeff Smith, says his success doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone back home…

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In 2022, Frey was named Mr. Baseball in Louisiana and led his school to back-to-back state championships.

A man acting as a police officer in Webster Parish is arrested after shooting a dog. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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A man who was arrested for allegedly threatening to harm a Priest at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Pine Prairie allegedly previously threatened to shoot every person that exited the front door of a church diocese in Lafayette if he wasn’t allowed to see a certain clergy member. After Sheriff’s deputies arrested Kenneth Vicknair and charged him with simple assault for the threats in Evangeline Parish, authorities to transported him to Lafayette Parish pending charges of terrorizing.

A man posing as a police officer in Webster Parish is arrested for shooting a dog over the weekend. Webster Parish Sheriff Jason Parker says 54-year-old Reginald Ferguson, wearing a Cullen Police Department uniform and badge, showed up to question a lady about an aggressive dog complaint. Parker says Ferguson is not on the force. It’s unclear how Ferguson obtained his uniform and was allowed to drive a city-issued marked police unit.

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The search continues for the last two inmates of the ten who escaped from the Orleans Parish Jail last month. One of them, Antoine Massey, posted a video to social media proclaiming his innocence on domestic abuse charges. State Police Superintendent Colonel Robert Hodges says there’s a proper forum where Massey could plead his innocence – the courtroom.

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Cotton planting season is wrapping up, and the LSU AgCenter says this year’s crop could be the smallest one on record. LSU AgCenter Cotton and Corn Specialist Shelly Pate Kerns says farmers are not planting as much cotton because of low demand and low prices.

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While cotton acreage is shrinking, corn acreage is increasing, experts are predicting around 600-thousand acres of corn, nearly a 17-percent increase over last year.

A man acting as a police officer in Webster Parish has been arrested for shooting a dog over the weekend. Webster Parish Sheriff Jason Parker says the dog’s owner is fortunate she wasn’t hurt when 54-year-old Reginald Ferguson shot her dog.

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A social media video shows Ferguson wearing a Cullen Police Department uniform and badge. Sheriff Parker says Ferguson was not dispatched to the scene; he went on his own. He is being held on 25-thousand dollars bond.

More than two and a half weeks since ten inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Jail, two remain at large. One of them, Antoine Massey recently posted on Instagram that he’s innocent of the charges that landed him in jail. State Police Superintendent Colonel Robert Hodges says those who helped Massey post that video will likely also be facing charges.

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The Louisiana House approves a bill that makes it a crime to knowingly give another person an incurable sexually transmitted infection. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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We’re into the first week of hurricane season Brigadier General Jason Mahfouz says don’t be dismissive of a storm just because it doesn’t rise to the level of a Category One hurricane.

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The Louisiana Senate is expected to approve its version of the budget later this week. It’s not a perfect spending plan, according to Invest in Louisiana Executive Director Jan Moeller, but he says lawmakers are spending the available dollars they have wisely.

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House Ways and Means Committee narrowly approved a Senate bill to give low-income homeowners to receive up to a two-thousand-dollar income tax credit to help them pay for property insurance costs.. Sulphur Republican Les Farnum questioned bill author New Orleans Democratic Senator Royce Duplessis about the income limit of 200 percent of the poverty level.

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Under Duplessis’ bill, the state would not issue more than 10-million dollars in tax credits each year and the credits would be handed out on a first-come, first-serve basis.

A new poll finds the sheriff of Orleans Parish has abysmal approval numbers, and Helena Moreno is the clear favorite to become the new mayor of New Orleans. Sean Richardson has more on the survey paid for by a PAC that is not affiliated with any candidate.

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The LSU baseball team is headed to the Super Regionals after defeating a hot hitting Little Rock team. Little Rock could not get Ethan Frey out. The designated hitter from Rosepine went four-for-four with four runs driven in. His three-run double got LSU back in the game and it got the crowd at Alex Box Stadium believing again…

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LSU will host West Virginia in a best out of three Super Regional series.

Louisiana Senators have shelved a House-approved bill that would have lowered income and sales taxes, and doubled the standard deduction for senior citizens. Invest in Louisiana Executive Director Jan (“yahn”) Moller says legislators must pass a balanced budget every year.

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A bill by Belle Chasse Republican Representative Jacob Braud (“bro”) is making its way through the legislature and would require insurance companies to allow homeowners to purchase “stated value” policies. Braud says he knows there is risk involved in buying too little insurance under his bill.

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The bill passed in the House last week on a vote of 79-to-20. It now heads to a Senate committee before it’s heard on the Senate floor, should the committee approve it.

The House Ways and Means Committee approved a bill to allow low-income homeowners to receive up to a two-thousand-dollar tax credit to help them pay for property insurance. The tax credits would be limited to 10 million dollars per year and be granted first come, first serve. Chalmette Republican Michael Bayham supports the bill by New Orleans Democrat Senator Royce Duplessis.

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The LSU baseball team is headed to the Super Regionals after giving Jay Johnson his 500th career win last night as the Tiger defeated a hot hitting Little Rock team. Johnson gives a lot of credit to Little Rock and he’s proud of the Tiger performances especially by Casan Evans with 12 strike outs, Ethan Frey driving in four runs and Luis Hernandez who hit two home runs…

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LSU will host West Virginia in a best out of three Super Regional series.