The Baton Rouge Area Foundation has set up a memorial fund to help the families of the fallen Baton Rouge officers. Halen Doughty has more…

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According to an analysis by WalletHub, three cities in Louisiana rank as the most stressed out in the nation. Michelle Southern reports.

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Police officers around the state and across the country are reeling from the Sunday’s tragic ambush in Baton Rouge, and law enforcement now has to decide where to go from here. Pineville Police Deputy Chief and President of the Louisiana Fraternal Order of Police, Darrell Basco, says officers from all over the nation are doing everything they can to help, by sending money or officers to assist in Baton Rouge.

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Basco says they are also seeing tremendous community support as well. He says people have taken to social media in particular to show love for law enforcement officers.

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Basco says there is a fear that fewer people will want to become police officers after the recent violence. But he is confident there will always be people who feel called to help their community.

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The autopsy findings of the three officers killed in the police ambush by Gavin Long have been released. East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr. Beau Clark says each officer’s death was ruled a homicide due to multiple gunshot wounds. He says Long’s autopsy will be today.

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Clark says once the findings are all put in a report, which takes anywhere from 60 to 90 days, it will be turned over to the law enforcement investigating unit. He says this an incredibly sad case for him to work…

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The officers have been identified as East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Deputy Brad Garafola and Baton Rouge Police Officers Montrell Jackson and Matthew Gerald. Clark says it’s especially difficult for his office to perform autopsies on dead police officers, because they work so closely with them on many cases.

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After two weeks of tragedy in the south, the community is coming together to Back the Badge. The Baton Rouge Area Foundation has set up a web page for people to donate to a fund for the fallen Baton Rouge officers. BRAF Communications Director Mukul Verma says they have already raised over $33-thousand and more donations are still coming in.

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Verma says East Baton Rouge Sheriff Sid Gautreaux is on the committee that decides how the money will be used to assist these families.

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Verma says the East Baton Rouge First Responders Fund was established in 1988, and it has given over $150-thousand to families of officers who were killed or wounded in the line of duty. He says donations can be made at BRAF.org, and every contribution helps.

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There is some controversy that the speech Melania Trump made at the Republican National Convention last night sounded very similar to Michelle Obama’s 2008 speech at the Democratic National Convention. Former Jefferson Parish President and a Louisiana delegate at the convention in Cleveland, John Young, says if it’s true, the campaign needs to admit it and move on.

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Young says at the end of the day the Trump campaign needs to deal with the issue and move on but they might need to make some changes to the staff.

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According to an analysis by WalletHub, three cities in Louisiana rank as the most stressed out in the nation. Shreveport is No. 6, New Orleans No. 8 and Baton Rouge came in at 13th. Michelle Moore is a Doctor of Psychology at LSU Health New Orleans. She says the report shows Louisianians have high anxiety about things like money, health, ability to cope and safety…:

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The study determined Detroit is the most stressed city, while Fremont, CA, is the least stressed. Moore says the report also found taht Baton Rouge has the fewest number of psychologists at 4 per 100,000 residents, compared to the highest which is 80…:

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Shreveport was No. 3 on the list for the most work related stress, and No. 2 for fewest mental health providers. Moore says that, especially in the case of New Orleans, even though we’re known for having nonchalant attitudes, crime is probably one of the biggest factors in the ranking…:

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The man who authorities say planned the ambush on police officers in Baton Rouge was seeking justice for the death of Alton Sterling, according to online posts. Michelle Southern reports…:

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Members of a saddened Baton Rouge community set up an impromptu memorial outside the store where police officers were ambushed and three lost their lives. Halen Doughty has more…

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State Police believe the shooter that killed three law enforcement officers and injured three others planned his attack. Major Doug Cain say 29-year-old Gavin Long of Kansas City stationed himself along Airline Highway in Baton Rouge to inflict pain on law enforcement….

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Cain says they are trying to determine when Long arrived in Baton Rouge and they are seeking anyone that may have been in contact with him.

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Cain says anyone with any information about the shooter or footage of the incident to contact state police or call 1-800-CALL-FBI.

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Friends and family members of the Louisiana law enforcement officers who lost their lives in an ambush on cops are devastated today as they mourn their loved ones. David St. Romain is a local singer in Baton Rouge, and good friends with fallen Deputy Brad Garafola. Romain says Deputy Garafola was the school resource officer at Woodlawn High when he was a student there…:

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Garafola leaves behind a wife and four children, a 21-year-old son who lives in Texas, a 15-year-old daughter, 12-year-old son, and 7-year-old daughter. When the first “shots fired” call came in Sunday morning, Roman says he realized it was Garafola’s voice that can be heard saying, “officer down,”…:

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Baton Rouge Police Officer Montrell Jackson is also one of the victims. Friends say Jackson was one of the best guys you’ve ever met, who loved being an officer and died doing what he loved. He and his wife had just welcomed a child into the world.

At the scene where three Baton Rouge police officers were fatally shot, members of a saddened community are placing flowers and balloons to express their support for the fallen officers. Police Chaplin Bob Ossler of New Jersey put three crosses above the impromptu memorial for the officers who were killed and prayed with the people who came with flowers. He says police need more prayers.

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41-year-old Matthew Gerald, another BRPD officer killed in the ambush, is a former Marine and Black Hawk Crew Chief in the Army. He leaves behind a wife and two daughters.

Joseph Cius of Orlando set up signs across the street from the scene on Airline Highway with the message of peace and unity. He says killing is not the way to get justice.

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The man identified as the shooter in the tragic fatal shooting of three police officers produced social media posts that discussed the demonstrations seeking justice for the death of Alton Sterling.  In a YouTube posting on July 10th Gavin Long says protesting Sterling’s death will not work and suggested violence instead.

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The ex-Marine lived in Kansas City and carried out his violent act on the day he turned 29 years old. In his online postings, he identifies himself as Cosmo Setepenra and last week said the best way to handle the shooting of Alton Sterling by two white police officers was through more violence…

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In earlier postings, Long  said he was not associated with any groups, but said at one time he belonged to the Nation of Islam. Last week, Long says you keep protesting the shooting death of Sterling but that won’t do anything to end what he perceived to be oppression…

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At a 2pm press conference, more details were released about the ambush attack that left three police officers dead and three more injured in Baton Rouge. Governor John Bel Edwards called the tragic incident “pure, unadulterated evil.”

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Col. Mike Edmonson says they are still trying to determine what 29-year-old Gavin Long did prior to the attack and to whom he may have spoken. Edmonson says they believe Long acted alone in the shooting.

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Edmonson says police are also investigating suspicious activity on Long’s social media accounts. He says they recovered a rental car Long used, which is being analyzed for evidence, as well as the weapons Long had at the time of the shooting.

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