Today is the first day casinos can open since a state-ordered closure in mid-March. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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A Gonzales man who shot at East Baton Rouge Sheriff Deputies following a routine traffic stop is dead. 39-year-old Bernard Ledlow was fatally shot by deputies yesterday to conclude a six-hour search for him in a wooded area. One deputy was treated and released after a bullet grazed his leg. Ledlow was released from federal prison in January after serving a 17-year sentence on gun and drug charges.

Two big issues are set to be debated on the Senate Floor this afternoon, tort reform that aims to lower auto insurance rates and a measure to prevent parishes from pursuing lawsuits against oil companies over coastal damages. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the governor is not a supporter of either of these measures…
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The Senate will convene today at 2 PM.

Movie theaters are allowed to be opened under the phase one guidelines. But many theaters remain dark. President of the Tristate Independent Theatre Association, Adam Holland, says there is not a rush since there are no new releases to show…
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