The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Department is calling this morning’s shooting of a deputy directing traffic at a school crossing, an ambush. 36-year-old Corporal Burt Hazeltine is in stable, but guarded condition. Captain Pat Yoes says when other deputies arrived, the suspect dropped the gun…:
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The suspect is 56 year old John Paul Devillier who lives in Gulfport, Mississippi. He reportedly got angry at the deputy over being held up in school traffic.

New Orleans Pelicans’ star Anthony Davis went off on the San Antonio Spurs last night with 31 points, leading the Pels to a 108-103 victory, and putting them in the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2011. Coach Monty Williams was impressed with A.D…
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Game one in the Best-Of-7 series against Golden State tips off Saturay at 2:30 on ABC.
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Governor Jindal is taking some criticism for a fiscal policy based on Americans for Tax Reform, but Jindal says he’s always been opposed to new taxes…
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There’s been more heavy downpours today, including in Central Louisiana, where there’s street flooding in Alexandria, and more rain expected through Sunday…
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That’s State Climatologist Barry Keim.