A shooting in downtown Shreveport early Sunday morning left one dead and an officer injured. Kace Kieschnick reports.

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The lawyer representing Attorney General Liz Murrill calls the 16-count Orleans Parish grand jury indictment against her client a political witch hunt. Andrew Greenstein reports. 

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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is taking the next steps in building the I-49 Lafayette Connector. Officials signed a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. Deidra Druilhet with the DOTD says it is a required document evaluating the environmental impacts of a project.

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The Lafayette I-49 Connector project would extend the interstate five-and-a-half miles from I-10 to the Lafayette Regional Airport. Druilhet says the raised roadway will significantly improve the lives of residents in the region.

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The connector is part of a larger I-49 project to upgrade U.S. Highway 90 to interstate standards and improve the commute between Lafayette and the Gulf Coast and eventually New Orleans. Druilhet says Lafayette is part of one of the fastest-growing regions in the state.

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Druilhet says officials hope to conclude the environmental review process in January of 2027.

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A person was killed in the shooting of a Shreveport officer early Sunday morning. Police responded to a call about an altercation outside a downtown bar. Tim Huck is the business owner who alerted police and witnessed the event. He says four people were fighting in an alley next to the business when the officer stepped in.

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Huck says the officer’s bulletproof vest did its job, and her injuries are non-life-threatening. He says the shooter continued firing wildly after hitting the officer.

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The armed subject has been pronounced dead. Huck says two of the three others involved in the fight were arrested and the officer should be commended.

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Huck says he was involved in another fight earlier that night near a separate business.

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The lawyer for Attorney General Liz Murrill calls the 16-count Orleans Parish grand jury indictment against her client a political witch hunt. Laura Rodrigue says Murrill was simply doing her job in enforcing a law that the legislature had passed in consolidating the Orleans Parish clerks of court, noting that it was the only parish that had separate clerks for criminal and civil courts.

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Rodrigue says the way the grand jury went about its business in indicting Murrill is also very troubling.

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Rodrigue says if those allegations against the grand jury are corroborated, those are very illegal, since the grand jury is supposed to be operating in secret. And she says that would give Murrill great concern about Orleans Parish grand juries as a whole.

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Public and charter students in grades three through 12 are making record-breaking achievements in the classroom. State Education Superintendent Cade Brumley says this year’s LEAP scores set new standards for the state.

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That 36-percent of students who achieved Mastery or Advanced is the highest overall performance in the state’s history. Brumley says that’s especially notable, especially given what the state has been through in the seven years that he’s been the education superintendent.

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Brumley notes that these are the first LEAP results under the state’s Grow, Achieve and Thrive initiative.

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LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center is offering a program that will provide evidence-based obesity treatments to families throughout the state. Andrew Greenstein has the story…

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The criminal case against Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has been put on hold after the Louisiana State Supreme Court issues an emergency stay against the 16-count indictment. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The U.S. Men’s National Team takes on Belgium in the round of 16 of the World Cup Monday night. Kace Kieschnick has more.

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A recent audit of New Orleans restaurants has discovered that the rate of shrimp authenticity has declined over the last year. SeaD (“seed”) Consulting diners ordered shrimp dishes at 44 restaurants, and of those, 11 served imported shrimp. Chief Operating Officer Erin Williams says of those 11, nine of them misrepresented the origins of their shrimp.

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Williams says she’s taken aback by the relatively high number of New Orleans restaurants serving imported shrimp, including the two that were up front about it.

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Williams says that contrasts to an audit SeaD Consulting did in February 2025, which found that three of the 24 restaurants it dined at misrepresented the origins of their shrimp.

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Williams says among the restaurants misrepresenting the origins of their shrimp, it’s possible that the imported shrimp may have been mixed in with domestic shrimp – which is now against the law in Louisiana.

SeaD Consulting uses what it calls the RIGHTTest, which uses genetic testing to determine whether the shrimp is of a species that is not native to U.S. waters.

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LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research has launched a research study to test different ways to treat childhood obesity. It’s called the COACH trial and children five to 17 who are obese can visit a health clinic near them and receive weight management treatment. Doctor Amanda Staiano (stahy-AH-no) is the director of Pediatric Obesity and Health Behavior Laboratory at Pennington…

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Pennington is working with the Vanderbilt University Medical Center to enroll 900 children in Tennessee and Louisiana. Staiano says health clinics around the state are participating….

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Those interested in participating can visit joincoach.org. Staiano says COACH is designed to help families improve their health through personalized nutrition counseling…

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Staiano says families will also have the option to explore community resources and access online interactive lessons about healthy habits.

Health experts say over one-five-children are affected by obesity. Childhood obesity can lead to high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea and other health problems.

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One legal analyst says the 16-count indictment against Attorney General Liz Murrill is going nowhere. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino who says the best evidence to support his legal opinion is that the Louisiana State Supreme Court issued a stay in the indictment less than 24 hours an Orleans Parish Grand Jury accused the A-G of malfeasance and intimidation…

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The stay puts the case on hold, but Ciolino says the state supreme court is allowing Murrill’s to file motions to quash the indictment. Ciolino says it’s possible a lower court will rule in the Attorney General’s favor, because the grand jury violated several laws in the handling of this case…

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The indictment stems from letters that Murrill sent to New Orleans elected officials in May where she threatened, they could be removed from office if they didn’t stop interfering with a new state law that combined the city’s criminal and district clears of courts. Ciolino says most legal observers would agree, Murrill’s letters did not violate state law….

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Murrill calls the indictment a political witch hunt.

State Supreme Court Justice John Guidry was the lone justice to dissent to the ruling to stay indictment. Judge Guidry said Murrill is receiving preferential treatment and this matter should be allowed to be vetted through the normal legal process.

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The funeral of legendary former Southern baseball coach Roger Cador will be held on campus Monday. Cador passed away at the age of 74 last week after fighting brain cancer. Dan Canevari coached with Cador for three years and says he became an instant friend.

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Cador led the Jaguars for 33 years and won two HBCU national championships and 14 SWAC championships. Canevari says Cador brought the most out of his players because they knew he cared about them on and off the field.

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Cador also played at Southern from 1970 to 1973 and professionally with the Braves. Canevari says Cador endured racial prejudice during his time in the minors, but he was always positive. He says Cador never had a bad day.

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The funeral will be held in the F.G. Clark Activity Center at 6 p.m. Public viewing will be available from 3:00 to 6:00.

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The U.S. Men’s National Team has a World Cup round-of-16 showdown with Belgium Monday night. The Stars and Stripes have already made it a tournament to remember, winning consecutive games for the first time and earning a knockout round victory for the first time since 2002. Louisiana Soccer Association reporter Paul Boron says this team is different than prior U.S. squads.

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U.S. star striker Folarin Balogun will be available after FIFA suspended the red card ban he received in a controversial call in the team’s 2-0 win over Bosnia. Balogun leads the team with three goals in three in as many games. Boron says fans and analysts around the world disagreed with the red card.

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No player has ever received a suspension of this kind for a red card penalty in the World Cup. Players with red card bans in Cup qualifiers have received the same suspension to allow them to compete in the tournament.

The two teams squared off in a friendly match in March. After the U.S. scored the opener, Belgium dominated the game in a 5-2 win. Boron says this American squad is playing at another level now.

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Belgium, the 9th-ranked team in the world, has not lost in 17 games dating back to March of 2025. The U.S. is 19th in the FIFA rankings. Kickoff in Seattle is at 7 p.m. The U.S. is 7-and-0 in the stadium all-time.

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The LSU Tigers are two months away from their season opener against Clemson September 5. It’s the same matchup as the first game of last year’s campaign, but there will be a lot of new faces. The Tigers are, of course, now led by head coach Lane Kiffin, and Clemson brought back former coordinator Chad Morris to run the offense. The Advocate’s John Blau, who covered Clemson for six years, says two high-powered offenses will go head-to-head.

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Clemson finished 7-and-6 last season with a 4-and-4 record in the ACC after starting the year ranked 4th in the nation. They added 11 new transfers and a 25th-ranked high school class this offseason. Blau says Clemson has talent, but he doesn’t know if they quite match up with LSU.

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