The man police say killed a 26-year-old Westwego police officer and another woman is in critical condition. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand says Slyvester Holt shot himself, ending an hours long standoff on the Crescent City Connection bridge. Normand says on Friday morning Holt also killed a woman who was pregnant and Officer Michael Louviere who came upon a crash scene involving the woman…
cut 30 (10) “…shot him in the head”
Louviere was a former Marine and served in Afghanistan. He leaves behind a wife and two small children.

Strong storms rolled through south Louisiana during the overnight hours and there’s an enhanced threat for more severe weather this afternoon through tonight in north Louisiana. Large hail, tornadoes and damaging winds are possible.

Hundreds of thousands of women are in the nation’s capital today for the Women’s March on Washington. Alyssa Leader of West Monroe is one of those. She says as an advocate for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, for her, this is personal…:
Cut 10 (12) “against women”
There are also marches today in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

West Monroe Police Detective Ray Spoon says a pizza delivery driver is not facing charges at this time for fatally shooting one of two robbery suspects. Spoon says the alleged robbers actually got in his car and that’s when the delivery driver decided to defend himself…
cut 15 (12) “…on foot”
The search continues for that second suspect.