A federal jury finds a white state police trooper not guilty of depriving Aaron Bowman, a black man, of his civil rights during a violent arrest in 2019. Jeff Palermo has more…
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The Republican Party of Louisiana endorses Liz Murrill in the Attorney General’s Race. Brooke Thorington has more…
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State Police have charged 23-year-old Vonteeko Anderson with first degree murder in the shooting death of Ville Platte City Marshal Barry Giglio. Giglio and other law enforcement officers were executing a search warrant on a known drug house in Ville Platte on Monday night when gun fire rang out. State Trooper Thomas Gossen says Anderson was taken into custody that night and booked on drug and weapon charges
There were four people inside the Beauregard Street home when officers arrived with a search warrant. Gossen says their investigation has determined Anderson shot at the police…
Two women were also inside the home. One of them was shot and at last report was in the hospital. An 18-year-old woman was also at the home, but was not shot. She was in custody after the shooting, but was released as L-S-P did not bring charges against her.
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Minden city officials say the citywide power outage to repair the Entergy Gilark substation damaged by a fire over the weekend is set for 10 pm tonight. Mayor Nick Cox says the plan includes setting up a temporary bypass to allow Entergy crews to make the repairs.
Cox says Entergy has been working on a plan to reduce the length of the outage to lessen the inconvenience for residents and businesses with the heat. He says the outage is expected to last up to six hours.
Cox asks residents for their patience and understanding…
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Office of State Parks unveils new attractions and upgrades to Bogue Chitto State Park with a ribbon cutting in Franklinton. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says you have to think regionally so you can compete globally to attract visitors.
In addition to upgrades, the 2,000-acre site also added kids’ pump tracks, a bike repair area, and a new restroom. Nungesser says there’s also an award-winning mountain bike trail to cater to bike enthusiasts…
Nungesser hopes the upgrades showcase the site and bring people across the nation and abroad to the Bayou State.
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The peak of the hurricane season arrives in a couple of the weeks and today Colorado State University hurricane forecast team updated its forecast for the rest of the season. Researcher Angelie Nieves-Jimenez says they are still calling for 18 named storms, which means an active season, despite an El Nino…
An El Nino weather condition can help suppress hurricane activity. But Nieves-Jimenez says warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures can neutralize the effects of an El Nino and result in an above-average season…
18 named storms includes the five named storms that have already formed, including the unnamed storm in January. C-S-U is also predicting nine hurricanes and four major hurricanes and Nieves-Jimenez says how strong the El Nino will be, will play a big role with these projections…