At around midnight, a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a suspect, who allegedly pulled a gun and pointed it during an officer while on a foot chase. Deputies responded to an area near an I-10 service road after getting reports of two suspicious men rolling a shiny object down the street. The sheriff’s office says the victim was carrying a nine millimeter handgun. The victim’s name has not been released.

Former state lawmaker Rick Gallot has been picked as the new president of Grambling State. Gallot says one of the first things he wants to do as president is to restore the university’s undergraduate nursing program, which lost its temporary approval status in 2015….
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Gallot also plans on having the job for awhile. Grambling has had 10 different presidents in the last 25 years.

Governor John Bel Edwards is in Philadelphia, the site of the Democratic National Convention. Today, he’ll receive an award for his pro life stance. Director of Democrats for Life, Kristen Day, says Democrats like Edwards, who are pro-life, can help strengthen the Democratic Party in the South…
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Tonight’s Powerball Jackpot is 422-million dollars. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Kim Chopin says this comes on the heels of a 430-million dollar jackpot in May…
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Oil prices are down to a three month low of $42 a barrel. Associate Director of the Tulane Energy Institute, Eric Smith, says abundant supply is driving prices down, and companies keep drilling more…
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Smith says eventually oil prices will reach 60-dollars a barrel, but there will be ups and downs along the way.

Franklinton Police are searching for a suspect or suspects who broke into 25 vehicles that belong to members of the Louisiana National Guard. Maj. Justin Brown says robbers stole money, electronic, and personal weapons from the vehicles. He says the secure facility is patrolled regularly:
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He says the guardsmen were out training in Slidell when their vehicles were hit and it’s an absolute disgrace. Anyone with information is urged to contact authorities.

A man who was driving drunk and traveling over 100 miles per hour in a fatal wreck on Mardi Gras Day in 2015 has plead guilty to vehicular homicide. 25-year-old Bryce Chapman faces up to 30 years in prison. t Lafayette prosecutor Daniel Landry says Chapman is a first time offender, but that likely won’t help his case…
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Lafayette Parish School system employee Carol Richard was killed in the wreck.

14 deputies from the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office traveled to Dallas to deliver donation checks to two foundations to help the families of the fallen officers who were killed in the July 7th attack on police. Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Brennan Matherne says they raised over 50-thousand dollars:
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Franklinton Police are searching for a suspect or suspects who broke into 25 vehicles that belong to members of the Louisiana National Guard. Maj. Justin Brown says they believe the thieves hopped over a fence where the cars were parked, while the Guardsmen were training in Slidell…:
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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Franklinton Police Department.

The co-owners of a Lafayette used car dealership have been arrested for alllegedly stealing thousands of dollars in state sales tax revenues. Department of Revenue spokesperson Byron Henderson says this arrest is part of an anti-fraud initiative by the L-D-R and the A-G’s office….
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Henderson says Shawn Calvit and Michael Vilchez, underreported the sale price of more than 100 vehicles and pocketed the sales tax difference.

Oil prices are currently trading at about $42 a barrel, a 3 month low. Associate Director of the Tulane Energy Institute, Eric Smith, says there is too much supply right now, and eventually we’ll see $60 prices again but there will be ups and downs along the way…:
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The man responsible for last year’s Mardi Gras crash in Lafayette that killed one woman and left three others injured has pled guilty to the charges against him. Lafayette prosecutor Daniel Landry says 25-year-old Bryce Chapman is facing up to 30 years in prison and a state judge will decide in November how much time he’ll serve in prison…
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Chapman was driving drunk and traveling over 100 miles per hour at the time of the crash.

The last of the final goodbyes to the three recently slain Baton Rouge Police officers took place today as Corporal Montrell Jackson is laid to rest. Michelle Southern reports..:
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After a lengthy meeting of the LHSAA executive committee, it’s been decided that Eddie Bonine will remain as the executive director of the association that oversees high school sports. Bonine apologized for the statement he made in a report to the NFHS that referred to the LHSAA as a proverbial dumpster fire.

Lawmakers will likely consider a bill to increase the state’s gasoline tax, when they meet for the 2017 fiscal session. That’s according to Representative Kenny Havard, who serves as chair of the House Transportation Committee and sits on the newly-formed Transportation Taskforce. Havard says there are not enough funds to address the $12 billion backlog for transportation maintenance, much less new projects…:
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Louisiana’s 20-cent gas tax ranks 41 in the nation.

LSU kicker Colby Delahoussaye returns to New Iberia today after surviving a fatal wreck in Wisconsin that killed two others. Delahoussaye’s coach at New Iberia High, Rick Hutson, says Delahoussaye suffered injuries that require more medical attention..:
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The final of the three Baton Rouge law enforcement officers slain in an ambush on cops was laid to rest today. Over two-thousand people turned out for the funeral of BRPD’s Corporal Montrell Jackson who leaves behind a wife and baby boy, Mason. Governor John Bel Edwards says we have to make this world a better place for Mason:
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There will be another memorial service for the Baton Rouge officers on Thursday. We’ve learned Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Loretta Lynch will be among the list of the speakers.

More students than ever have achieved ACT scores that allow them to go to college, according to State Superintendent John White, who says the state’s composite ACT score has increased nearly a half a point since 2013.

LSU kicker Colby Delahoussaye returns to Louisiana today after surviving a car crash that killed two others in Wisconsin. Delahoussaye was in the Badger State attending a kicking camp. His high school coach, New Iberia’s Rick Hutson, says he’s thankful his former player only suffered minor injuries…
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According to House Transportation Committee chairman Kenny Havard, lawmakers will likely consider increasing the state’s gasoline tax during the 2017 session. Halen Doughty has more…
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