US Representative Ralph Abraham’s office says Fort Polk will lose 358 soldiers from its Vernon Parish military base as part of the US Army’s 40-thousand troop reduction plan. Abraham says Fort Polk shouldn’t lose a single soldier, because of the growing threat from ISIS. There are currently 81-hundred troops stationed at Fort Polk.

A former central Louisiana police chief has been arrested for the murder of his wife. Avoyelles Parish Sheriff Doug Anderson says they collected evidence to charge Charles Mayeaux Junior with second-degree murder and aggravated arson in the death of Shelly St. Romain Mayeaux, who was found inside her burned home on March 21st. Charles Mayeaux is a former police chief of Evergreen and Sheriff Anderson says he also faces malfeasance charges…
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Mayeaux is being held on a 350-thousand dollar bond.

The FBI is looking for people in Louisiana and other states who were victims in a “sextortion” case. FBI New Orleans Special Agent Mike Anderson says 31-year-old Lucas Michael Chansler of Florida used social networking sites to convince teenage girls to perform sexual acts on camera….
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Chansler is currently serving 105 years in federal prison, but there are still unidentified victims and they should contact the FBI.

The search continues for those indviduals who attacked a State Police Trooper on June 30th in Rapides Parish. The officer was hit with an unknown object in the head during the traffic stop and gunshots were exchanged between the Trooper and a passenger in the vehicle. LSP spokesperson Scott Moreau says they’ve released a composite sketch of the driver….
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Anyone with information is urged to call State Police.

The mother of a Baton Rouge teenager was arrested today after officers found her son severely malnourished. 49-year-old Rose Holland is charged with 2nd degree cruelty to a juvenile and drug charges. BRPD Cpl. Don Coppola says officers found the child when responding to a noise complaint.
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The 15 year-old victim only weighed 47 pounds.

State Police are seeking help from the public, as they look for a man wanted for the injuring of a Trooper during a traffic stop June 30th in Rapides Parish. They have posted a sketch of the suspect on the State Police Facebook page, and spokesperson Scott Moreau says he was last seen in a mid 80s model Chevy Caprice…
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The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office arrests the former Evergreen Police Chief for the murder of his wife. Sheriff Doug Anderson says they got a 911 call on March 21st from Charles Mayeaux Jr. advising that his house was on fire…:
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Besides murder and arson charges, they also booked Mayeaux with six counts of malfeasance in office and six counts of theft.

The FBI is looking for Louisiana victims that’s part of a nationwide “sextortion” case, where a Florida man tricked hundreds of underaged girls to perform sex acts on camera. FBI Special Agent Mike Anderson says 31-year-old Lucas Michael Chansler of Florida has been sentenced to 105 years in prison, and now they’re ready to help those who were hurt…
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The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of Angola in a case dealing with air conditioning on death row…
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The Lafayette man who could have received up to forty years in prison for manslaughter in the shooting death of 15 year-old Austin Rivault in 2012, has received a sentence of 13 months in prison. Twenty-one year-old Seth Fontenot ended up shooting a total of three teens-including Rivault, whom he thought were breaking into his truck.
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State Police have released the sketch of a person wanted in the injuring of a Trooper during a traffic stop in Rapides Parish on June 30th. Authorities say the Trooper and driver engaged in an altercation, and the officer was struck in the head by a passenger in the vehicle.
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That’s State Police spokesperson Scott Moreau.

A malnourished 15 year-old boy is a Baton Rouge hospital in critical condition, while his mother is arrested on 2nd degree cruelty to a juvenile and drug charges. BRPD Cpl. Don Copollo says forty-nine-year-old Rose Holland and her friend, Cathy Fort, were found in a car outside the house…
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He says the 15 years old victim had bed sores and small bug bites all over his body, and he weighed 47 pounds.

The FBI is searching for more victims in Louisiana in a nationwide “sextortion” case. Here’s Emelie Gunn with more…
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The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of Angola in a case dealing with air conditioning on death row.The appeals court ruled that the State Pen does not have to install air conditioning for death row inmates. The 5th circuit said a federal judge went too far when he ordered the prison to maintain heat indexes on death row at or below 88 degrees.
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A Baton Rouge mother has been arrested after officers found her 15 year-old son severely malnourished and weighing in at just 47 pounds. 49 year-old Rose Holland is charged with 2nd degree cruelty to a juvenile and also faces drug charges. Cpl. Don Coppola says the teen was immediately transported to the hospital…
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The former Evergreen Police Chief has been arrested for the murder of his wife four months ago. Avoyelles Parish Sheriff Doug Anderson says they got a 9-1-1 call March 21st from Charles Mayeaux Jr., saying his house was on fire. Anderson says detectives felt the circumstances surrounding the death of Shelly Mayeaux inside the charred home were suspicious…
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A former central Louisiana police chief has been arrested for the murder of his wife. Avoyelles Parish Sheriff Doug Anderson says they collected enough evidence to charge Charles Mayeaux Junior with second-degree murder and aggravated arson in the death of Shelly St. Romain Mayeaux, who was found inside her burned down home on March 21st. Charles Mayeaux is a former police chief of Evergreen and Sheriff Anderson says he also faces malfeasance charges…
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Seth Fontenot, the man convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of a 15-year-old Lafayette teenager in 2012 has been sentenced to three years in prison. Fontenot will be eligible for parole in 13 months. Fontenot says he shot at a truck filled with teenagers, because he thought they were trying to break into his vehicle. One of the bullets killed Austin Rivault.

The mother of a Baton Rouge teenager was arrested today after officers found her son severely malnourished. 49-year-old Rose Holland is charged with 2nd degree cruelty to a juvenile and also faces drug charges. Cpl. Don Coppola says Baton Rouge police officers discovered the child when responding to a noise complaint.,,,
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Coppola says the child is listed in critical condition at a local hospital.

The FBI wants victims of a nationwide sextortion case to come forward. The man behind the crimes is 31-year-old Lucas Michael Chansler of Florida. Authorities say he convinced teenage girls to perform sex acts on camera. FBI special agent Michael Anderson says Chansler has been sentenced to 105 years in federal prison….
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Anderson says victims should report their experiences to the FBI.

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the State Penitentiary at Angola in a case regarding air conditioning on death row. The appeals court says Angola does not have to provide air conditioning to the entire death row facility as some inmates were requesting. But the court did say that three death row inmates with medical conditions should be provided with some relief.

The FBI is looking for people in Louisiana and other states who were victims in a “sextortion” case. FBI New Orleans Special Agent Mike Anderson says 31-year-old Lucas Michael Chansler of Florida used social networking sites to convince teenage girls to perform sexual acts on camera….
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Chansler is currently serving 105 years in federal prison, but there are still unidentified victims and they should contact the FBI.

The search continues for those indviduals who attacked a State Police Trooper on June 30th in Rapides Parish. The officer was hit with an unknown object in the head during the traffic stop and gunshots were exchanged between the Trooper and a passenger in the vehicle. LSP spokesperson Scott Moreau says they’ve released a composite sketch of the driver….
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Anyone with information is urged to call State Police.

Candidates are gearing up for this fall’s election season as there are many seats open in both the Senate and House due to term limits. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Officials with the FBI are looking for known Louisiana victims in a nationwide “sextortion” case. 31-year-old Lucas Michael Chansler, formerly of St. Johns Florida, was sentenced to 105 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to nine counts of child pornography. FBI New Orleans Special Agent Mike Anderson believes there are hundreds of victims of this man’s scheme to get juveniles on webcam performing sex acts including several in Louisiana…:
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If parents suspect their kids could be victims please contact the FBI.

The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s office has arrested a man for second degree murder in the death of a badly beaten 5-year-old they were originally told had drowned by the mother. 59-year-old Russell Flowers of Monroe is also charged with domestic violence abuse and aggravated assault.

State Police release the sketch of a person wanted in the injuring of a Trooper during a traffic stop in Rapides Parish on June 30th. Authorities say during the stop, the Trooper and driver engaged in an altercation involving an exchange of gunfire and injuring of the cop. L-S-P spokesperson Scott Moreau says their suspect was last seen in an older model, mid 1980s, Chevrolet Caprice, with the square-style front and back…:
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He says based on a police composite sketch, the driver is a medium skin-toned black male and in his late teens or early 20’s and was approximately 5’10’ tall.

A proposal has been made in Lafayette to create a bike loop around the city and call it the Mickey Shunick Memorial Bike Loop. Shunick, a UL-Lafayette co-ed, was abducted and killed in 2012 while riding her bike. A stretch of the proposed bike loop would include a stretch where Shunick was riding when her bicycle was struck by her admitted killer Brandon Lavergne.

State Police release a sketch of a person wanted in the injuring of a Trooper during a traffic stop in Rapides Parish on June 30th. Authorities say during the stop, the Trooper and driver engaged in an altercation and the officer was struck in the head with an unknown object. L-S-P spokesperson Scott Moreau says based on a police composite sketch, the suspect is a medium skin-toned black male…
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Moreau says their suspect was last seen in an older model, mid 1980s, Chevrolet Caprice.

The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s office says they are still investigating the case of a child who drowned on July 3rd which has now lead to the arrest of a Monroe man. They say 59-year-old Russell Flowers is booked with second degree murder and domestic violence abuse and aggravated assault. On July 3rd a 5-year old girl drowned in the Ouachita River. There are no other details available at this time.

The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office arrests the former Evergreen Police Chief for the murder of his wife four months ago. Sheriff Doug Anderson says they got a 911 call on March 21st of this year from Charles Mayeaux Jr. advising that his house was on fire…:
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Anderson says detectives felt the death of Shelly Mayeaux was suspicious and later had enough evidence to charge him with second degree murder and aggravated arson.

There is ongoing sparring between former LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger and Houston Texans defensive end JJ watt. Mettenberger posted a selfie when he started for the Titans in their Texans game last season and Watt responded saying this is the NFL not high school. Mettenberger responded in a recent interview saying Watt was the one acting high schoolish when seen wearing a letterman jacket. Watt tweeted this morning that “a lion doesn’t concern himself with the opinions of a sheep.”

The Lafayette man convicted in the 2013 death of 15-year-old Austin Rivault is scheduled to be sentenced this morning. 21-year-old Seth Fontenot was found guilty of one count of manslaughter, avoiding a life sentence had he been convicted as charged of first degree murder. He still faces up to 40 years. Legal Analyst Tim Meche…:
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The defense attorney said his client never denied shooting the teens, but claims he was aiming at the truck, not the people in the vehicle.

Officials with the FBI are looking for known victims in Louisiana of a nationwide “sextortion” case in which a man is accused of tricking underage girls into performing sex acts on camera. 26-year-old Lucas Michael Chanseler of Florida allegedly was pretending to be a teenage boy. It is believed he had hundreds of victims in almost half the country including three in Louisiana.

There’s a lot of attention on the fall statewide elections, but there’s also plenty of political activity involving legislative races. On the Senate side, nine seats open, seven because of term limits. And on the House side, there’s at least 19 open seats, 14 are the result of term limits. Political analyst and pollster John Couvillon says traditional campainging is picking up…:
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He expects you’ll see more out of those seeking political office for the first time.

You can now bring any gun with you when you bow hunt. In the past, hunters were only allowed to carry a 22 caliber pistol loaded with rat shot that could only kill small pests. Port Allen Senator Rick Ward says although there were concerns initially about the bill, the responses have been positive now that it has been signed into law…:
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A former Iberville Parish teacher has been indicted on 37 criminal counts as a result of accusations he had sex with his former students. A teacher that formerly worked with Keavin Keith, who wishes to stay anonymous, told our reporters she heard rumors around Plaquemine that one of the victim’s mother was aware of the situation long before it was ever reported to police…:
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Keith is currently free on bond.

Louisiana hunters are now allowed to carry any firearm of their choice during bow hunting season. Port Allen Senator Rick Ward sponsored the new law saying the gun would be for killing things like threatening hogs and not game by law. He says the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries can easily detect if the new law is being abused…:
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Minden Republican Congressman John Fleming says he had a strong second quarter in terms of fundraising. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s office says the former Evergreen police chief is charged with the murder of his wife four months ago. They say Charles Mayeaux called cops around 2am March 21st reporting a fire at a home where the reamains of Shelly Mayeaux were found. Investigators suspected foul play and Tuesday a judge issued an arrest warrant for Charles Mayeaux for 2nd degree murder and aggravated arson.