In a move that doesn’t surprise many in the Capital City, Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie has announced his plans to retire. Newly elected Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome promised a new top cop, in the hopes of easing tensions between the community and police following the shooting of Alton Sterling. Political analyst and Baton Rouge Radio host Clay Young says Dabadie was willing to work on a strong partnership….
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Broome has named Lt. Jonny Dunnam as interim chief.

A plane crash in Union Parish has claimed the life of a 73-year-old man from Monroe. Sheriff Dusty Gates says David Lockard’s small, private plane crashed into Lake D’Arbonne yesterday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration is one site, trying to determine a cause for the crash.

Calcasieu Parish authorities make an arrest in the 2009 murder of 19-year-old Sierra Bouziard. Her body was found on the side of the road in Moss Bluff. Sheriff Tony Mancuso says 31-year-old Blake Russel was taken into custody today after police work and DNA techonology helped connect him to Bouziard’s murder…
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Russel was charged with second-degree murder.

The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office says an arrest has been made in a fatal hit and run crash in Rayne. They say 42-year-old Ivy Roger had been charged with driving while intoxicated five times before, and was booked last night after hitting a bicyclist and fleeing the scene of the crash. Sheriff K. P. Gibson..:
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The victim, 61-year-old Ricky Joyner, died at the scene.

High demand is driving up prices at the pump. Halen Doughty has more…
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A veteran New Orleans Police officer has been shot for the third time in his career. Authorities say Christopher Abbott is recovering from a gunshot wound to the leg. He was in uniform working off-duty private security patrol when someone from a dark SUV fired one shot at him. The search is on for the shooter.

Carl Dabadie has announced he’s retiring as Baton Rouge Police Chief. East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome said she’d like a new face at the department in the aftermath of the Alton Sterling shooting. Political Analyst and Baton Rouge radio host Clay Young says Dabadie probably had enough…:
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Lt. Johnathan Dunnam has been named interim chief.

A Rayne man, who has five DWI charges on his record, has been arrested for his involvement in a fatal hit-and-run that killed a bicylist. Acadia Parish Sheriff K-P Gibson says 42-year-old Ivy Roger’s license is suspended and he should not have been driving at all….
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61-year-old Ricky Joyner of Rayne was pronounced dead at the scene.

Gas prices are on the rise. Don Redman with AAA says gas prices in June were the lowest we’ve seen all year, which is unusual for the summer months, but we’re seeing an uptick at the pump…:
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Acadia Parish authorities arrest a man with a history of drunk driving arrests for a fatal hit and run. Michelle Southern has more…
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Calcasieu Parish authorities have made an arrest in a 2009 cold case. The body of 19-year-old Sierra Bouzigard was found on the side of the road in November of 2009, and police have been searching for a suspect ever since. Sheriff Tony Mancuso says they used phenotyping technology to create a suspect profile from DNA found on the victim, which led to today’s arrest of 31-year-old Blake Russel.
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Mancuso says his agency was the first in the state to use the Snapshot DNA Phenotyping technology. Russel was arrested this morning in DeQuincy on a charge of second degree murder.

New Orleans Cops are looking for a dark SUV involved in the shooting of an officer working a private detail. The injured policeman, Officer Chris Abbott, was shot in the leg in what has described as a drive-by-shooting. It turns out Abbott was also injured by gunfire in 1998 and 2001.

Triple-A is projecting gas prices will go up about a dime before the Labor Day Holiday. Fuel analyst Don Redman says it’s an educated guess, because a lot of factors affect gas prices, especially in the Gulf South…
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The current statewide average is $2.08. That’s about a dime higher than a year ago.

Calcaiseu Parish authorities have made an arrest in the 2009 murder of a 19-year-old female from Moss Bluff. At a press conference this afternoon, Sheriff Tony Mancuso says they arrested a man from DeQuincy…
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In 2009, Sierra Bouzigard’s body was found on John Koonce Road. She died from blunt force trauma to the head.

In a move that doesn’t surprise many in the Capital City, Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie has announced his plans to retire. Newly elected Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome promised a new top cop, in the hopes of easing tensions between the community and police following the shooting of Alton Sterling. Political analyst and Baton Rouge Radio host Clay Young says Dabadie was willing to work on a strong partnership….
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Broome has named Lt. Jonny Dunnam as interim chief.

A plane crash in Union Parish has claimed the life of a 73-year-old man from Monroe. Sheriff Dusty Gates says David Lockard’s small, private plane crashed into Lake D’Arbonne yesterday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration is one site, trying to determine a cause for the crash. Lockard was the only person on the aircraft.

After a two-year-old from Arkansas spent 15 minutes underwater, doctors at LSU Health New Orleans helped regrow her lost brain matter. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain expects Louisiana farmers will benefit from a new trade agreement that results in China importing U-S rice for the first time ever…
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China imports an estimated five million tons of rice every year.

Data from the Louisiana Workforce Commission puts The Bayou State’s unemployment rate at 5.5-percent, a three year low. The report also shows nonfarm jobs increased by nearly 21-thousand over the last 12 months. L-W-C Executive Director Ava Dejoie says three industry sectors reached all-time highs in employment.
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The Advocacy Center files a lawsuit against the David Wade Correctional center in Homer after mentally ill inmates claim they had to bark like a dog for food. Attorney Katie Schwartzmann says it’s the Advocacy Center’s job to investigate abuse allegations, but prison officials won’t let them.
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The D-O-C has no comment.

Louisiana’s unemployment rate is at a three-year-low, 5-point-five percent. Don Molino has more on the latest jobs report…
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The St. Tammany Parish Coroner has determined that a Lacombe-area woman found dead in a home fire, was actually shot first and died from the gunshot wound, not the fire. The victim, 49-year-old Nanette Krentel, is the wife of St. Tammany District 12 Fire Chief Stephen Krentel. The fire took place last Friday.

The US has reached an agreement with Chinese officials that will allow for the first time Louisiana and other states to export rice to China. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says it took so long for the trade agreement to be finalized because of safety protocols.
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Louisiana produces the most rice in the U.S. just behind Arkansas and California.

Traveling to the Capitol City? The Old Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge, which is Highway 190, closes at 8 p.m. tonight so crews can repair an old railroad track there. Rodney Mallet is with state Department of Transportation.
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US 190 is expected to reopen by 5 a.m. on Monday.

The June jobs report came out today and it shows Louisiana has added nearly 21-thousand jobs since June 2016 and the unemployment rate is down to 5.5 percent, a three-year low. Construction has seen the largest gains , with an increase of 15-thousand jobs. Louisiana Workforce Commission Executive Director Ava Dejoie says Lake Charles continues to be the fastest growing job market with an increase in 55-hundred jobs over the last year….
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Baton Rouge, Monroe and New Orleans also saw job gains over the last year.

Governor John Bel Edwards announced the resignation of State Police Commissioner Calvin Braxton. WWL-TV found evidence that Braxton allegedly intimidated a trooper after the trooper arrested Braxton’s daughter for DWI.

Some shocking allegations have come out against David Wade Correctional Center in Homer. A lawsuit has been filed claiming mentally ill prisoners are forced to bark like dogs, before they were fed. Attorney Katie Schwartzmann says the Advovacy Center has been denied access to talk with the prisoners about the claims…
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The state department of corrections is not commenting on the suit.

Motorists heading into the Baton Rouge area need to know the U.S. Highway 190 Bridge will be closed starting at 8 PM to repair railroad tracks and the closure is expected to last the weekend. DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallett says drivers planning to use the Old Mississippi River bridge need to find an alternate…
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