Baton Rouge founded Raising Cane’s has been named the fastest-growing chain in the US for 2017 by Nation’s Restaurant News. Don Molino reports…:
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Two young men have been arrested after allegedly severely beating an elderly man in a road rage incident in Slidell. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Interstate 10 East between Sorrento and Gramercy will be closed again this weekend to repair the on ramp bridge connecting U.S. 61 and I-10. The closure begins at 9 p.m. tonight and is set to reopen by 5 a.m. on Monday. Rodney Mallett with the state Department of Transportation advises motorists to be prepared to have an alternate route if traveling to New Orleans.
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Mallett says another route would be to take U.S. 61, also known as Airline Highway into Laplace and get back on I-10. He advises motorists to determine an alternative route before starting their journey.
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Mallett says the onramp, which goes over interstate 10, was hit by a truck that was not small enough to go underneath it. The damaged section was removed in March and repairs have been ongoing at a site next to the interstate. He says they decided to remove the ramp in order to prevent more than just a couple of closures.
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Raising Cane’s has been named the fastest-growing chain in the US for 2017 by the industry publication Nation’s Restaurant News. It says the Baton Rouge founded chicken establishment did $640.5 million dollars in sales in 2016, up 26 percent from the prior year. Matt Massey is the Regional Vice President at Cane’s. He says this is a great honor…:
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Cane’s has nearly 330 locations, including 50 in Louisiana, but is growing rapidly with 59 new restaurants popping up in the past year. Massey says their mission is about more than just serving tasty chicken tenders with toast and amazing secret sauce…:
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Rounding out the Top 5 are Jersey Mike’s Subs, Marco’s Pizza, Wingstop and Chick-fil-A. Massey says they are providing more than $6.5 million in work that supports their local communities…:
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A 73-year-old Slidell man was brutally beaten during a road rage incident just before noon yesterday. Slidell Police responded to the scene after receiving a 911 call from a witness who saw two young men attacking the elderly man inside his vehicle. Detective Daniel Seuzeneau says when officers arrived…
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Seuzeneau says police found the disoriented man nearby with severe injuries. He says when questioned, McCraney said the man almost hit he and Young as they were crossing the road so they began yelling and the victim pulled over…
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Seuzeneau says the victim was transported to University Medical Center in New Orleans due to the severity of the injuries to his face and head. He says Slidell Police Chief Randy Fandal calls this is a heinous act and they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
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One of the officers wounded in the deadly ambush on cops in Baton Rouge last year is suing leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement. On July 17th, 2016, 29-year-old Gavin Long killed three officers and wounded three others in a targeted attack. The suit accuses Black Lives Matter of inciting violence. But legal analyst Tim Meche doesn’t see this going far
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Meche says another reason he doesn’t see any money being recovered is because Black Lives Matter likely doesn’t have any assets to be seized. He feels this suit has been brought to make a political point..:
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Long had posted videos on the internet calling for retaliation against cops over what he called oppressive treatment of African Americans. Meche says you’d have a hard time holding anyone accountable for the actions of a person who is clearly insane…:
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The suit’s description of the plaintiff matches East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Nicholas Tullier who is still hospitalized. The plaintiff attorneys are Donna Grodner and Denise Vinet. Baton Rouge Attorney Beau Brock says they’ll have to show that the protests following the shooting of Alton Sterling sparked Long into attacking Baton Rouge law enforcement…
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