The FBI has ordered another look into the autopsy of Ronald Greene, a Black man who died in 2019 after being severely beaten by State Troopers following a car chase that ended in Union Parish. This comes a day after Legislative Black Caucus members spoke at the Capitol about the need for a deep investigation into State Police that would root out systemic racism. Baton Rouge Representative Ted James says there are rules and regulations in place that are preventing this kind of comprehensive survey from taking place at a state level…

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The search continues for a runaway snake inside of the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge. It’s been over 36 hours since Cara the Python went missing from her cage and after an exhaustive late night search last night she’s still on the lam.

There’s a new personalized approach to help you lose weight, it’s free and made possible by LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Brooke Thorington has more

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The Louisiana Black Caucus is calling on the Department of Justice to conduct a full-scale investigation of state police. Baton Rouge Representative Ted James says it was five years ago when they gathered at the capitol asking state police to investigate Baton Rouge Police over the death of Alton Sterling. Now they are calling on LSP to be investigated.

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A weekend shooting claims the life of a 10-year-old in Bastrop and has law enforcement asking the community for help. Police say a shortly before 10 o’clock Sunday night, they received a call of a drive-by-shooting. Mayor Betty Alford-Olive extended her condolences to the family of the victim.

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There’s a new tool in the battle for weight loss and it’s a more user-friendly approach from LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research.  Research Scientist Dr. Casie Lindsly says the free flashcard classes are available on their website to promote successful weight loss.

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Visit PBRC.edu for more information.

CLECO will begin working with local Councils on Aging to give away free LED lightbulbs and offer weatherization audits to seniors. CLECO Communications Strategist Fran Phoenix says they’ve noticed many of their older customers have not made the switch to LED bulbs and that’s costing them money every month.

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The Louisiana Black Caucus is calling on the Department of Justice to conduct a full-scale investigation of state police and root out what they say are systemic practices of racism.  Baton Rouge Representative Ted James acknowledges reform by the new superintendent, Col. Lamar Davis, who is Black, but says he can only do so much…

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A weekend shooting claims the life of a 10-year-old in Bastrop and has law enforcement asking the community for help. Police say a shortly before 10 o’clock Sunday night, they received a call of a drive-by-shooting. Mayor Betty Alford-Olive says their hearts grieve for the family.

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Police say the child was pronounced dead after being taken to a local hospital.

CLECO will begin working with local Councils on Aging to give away free LED lightbulbs and offer weatherization audits to seniors. CLECO Communications Strategist Fran Phoenix says many of their elderly customers are on a fixed income and saving some money on their bill would mean a lot to them.

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The audits will take an estimated five to six hours to complete.

The search continues at the Blue Zoo Aquarium at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge for a 12-foot python that went missing Monday evening. Cara is an albino Burmese python. Burmese pythons are not venomous, but they catch their prey by coiling around them and suffocating them. The St. George Fire Department along with staff from the Baton Rouge Zoo have been called in to assist with the search.

The Louisiana Black Caucus is calling on the Department of Justice to conduct a full-scale investigation of state police and root out what they say are systemic practices of racism. Baton Rouge Representative Ted James and members of the caucus say through countless conversations they’ve been told either the laws or rules from the state police commission are keeping certain people from being called into question.
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CLECO will begin working with local Councils on Aging to give away free LED lightbulbs and offer weatherization audits to seniors.
CLECO Communications Strategist Fran Phoenix says many of their elderly customers are on a fixed income and saving some money on their bill would mean a lot to them.
Phoenix says when CLECO customers come to pick up their free bulbs they’ll be offered weatherization audits by certified contractors.
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Traffic along I-10 near Duson was shut down for over seven hours Tuesday after an accident involving multiple vehicles including a trailer full of cattle. Matt Doyle has the story.
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New LSU head baseball coach Jay Johnson has made his first addition to his coaching staff. The Tigers are expected to hire Arizona State’s Jason Kelly as the next pitching coach according to D1 Baseball’s Kendall Rogers.
Kelly, spent the last three seasons with the Sun Devils as their pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. He was also named the Assistant of the Year by D1 Baseball in 2018 when he was with the Washington Huskies.
During his coaching tenure Kelly has helped coach 15 pitchers who have been selected in the MLB Draft

Starting July 12th CLECO customers can pick up free LED lightbulbs at local Councils on Aging sites. Matt Doyle has the story.
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The Blue Zoo inside of Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge is temporarily closed as first responders work to capture a python snake that escaped its enclosure.
Authorities say the Mall of Louisiana is no longer closed, only the Blue Zoo inside of the mall is closed.
Firefighters say they were dispatched to the mall around 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 6 to assist officials with Baton Rouge animal control.
Officials say the snake, Cara, escaped her enclosure at Blue Zoo. Managers of the Blue Zoo say they feel confident the snake is still inside the store.
They say they voluntarily closed their store for the snake’s safety. Cara is non-venomous and is often used in their shows with children, they say. She is a Burmese python and is “very large,” about 12 ft long.

The Louisiana Black Caucus is calling on the Department of Justice to conduct a full-scale investigation of state police and root out what they say are systemic practices of racism. Baton Rouge Representative Ted James says it was five years ago when they gathered at the capitol asking state police to investigate Baton Rouge Police over the death of Alton Sterling. Now they are calling on LSP to be investigated.
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A tire blowout on an 18-wheeler is believed to have started a series of events that ended in the deaths of two men on I-10 near Duson.
Trooper Thomas Gossen says an 18-wheeler in the eastbound lane experienced a blowout and lost control, striking a Ford F-250 that was also heading east. That crash shut down traffic for more than seven hours, and…
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Black lawmakers are calling on the Department of Justice to investigate State Police, Brooke Thorington has more.
Cut 1 (30) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.”

CLECO will begin working with local Councils on Aging to give away free LED lightbulbs and offer weatherization audits to seniors.
CLECO Communications Strategist Fran Phoenix says they’ve noticed many of their older customers have not made the switch to LED bulbs and that’s costing them money every month.
Cut 8 (07) “…longer”

A weekend shooting claims the life of a 10-year-old in Bastrop and has law enforcement asking the community for help. Police say a shortly before 10 o’clock Sunday night, they received a call of a drive-by-shooting. Mayor Betty Alford-Olive says it’s a tragic loss of life.
Cut 13 (09) “…that they get.”
A tire blowout on an 18-wheeler is believed to have started a series of events that ended in the deaths of two men on I-10 near Duson.
Trooper Thomas Gossen says an 18-wheeler in the eastbound lane experienced a blowout and lost control, striking a Ford F-250 that was also heading east…
Cut 10 (10) “…SUV.”

The Louisiana Black Caucus is calling on the Department of Justice to conduct a full-scale investigation of state police and root out what they say are systemic practices of racism. Baton Rouge Representative Ted James acknowledges reform by the new superintendent, Col. Lamar Davis, who is Black, but says he can only do so much…
Cut 4 (12) “…that department.”
CLECO will begin working with local Councils on Aging to give away free LED lightbulbs and offer weatherization audits to seniors.
CLECO Communications Strategist Fran Phoenix says many of their elderly customers are on a fixed income and saving some money on their bill would mean a lot to them.
Cut 7 (10) “…higher”

The Blue Zoo inside of Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge is temporarily closed as first responders work to capture a python snake that escaped its enclosure.
Authorities say the Mall of Louisiana is no longer closed, only the Blue Zoo inside of the mall is closed.
Firefighters say they were dispatched to the mall around 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 6 to assist officials with Baton Rouge animal control.
Officials say the snake, Cara, escaped her enclosure at Blue Zoo. Managers of the Blue Zoo say they feel confident the snake is still inside the store.
They say they voluntarily closed their store for the snake’s safety. Cara is non-venomous and is often used in their shows with children, they say. She is a Burmese python and is “very large,” about 12 ft long.

Former LSU track and field star Sha’Carri Richardson will not be competing in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
Richardson tested positive for marijuana earlier this month and would be suspended for one month which would disqualify her from running in the women’s 100-meter race.
Richardson “successfully completed a counseling program regarding her use of cannabis,” which under USADA rules knocks her ineligibility down to one month.
However, this would still allow her to compete in the women’s 4×100 meter relay.

Former LSU softball player Amanda Sanchez has become the first Olympian in program history after being named to the Mexican National Softball Team.
Sanchez will represent Mexico in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games. She is part of Mexico’s first Olympic softball team and the return of the sport to the Game’s for the first time since 2018
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New LSU head baseball coach Jay Johnson has made his first addition to his coaching staff. The Tigers are expected to hire Arizona State’s Jason Kelly as the next pitching coach according to D1 Baseball’s Kendall Rogers.
Kelly, spent the last three seasons with the Sun Devils as their pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. He was also named the Assistant of the Year by D1 Baseball in 2018 when he was with the Washington Huskies.

During his coaching tenure Kelly has helped coach 15 pitchers who have been selected in the MLB Draft.
Madison prep QB Zeon Chriss has committed his services to the ULL Ragin Cajuns. He lead the chargers to a class 3-a championship title last season.

Black lawmakers are calling on the Department of Justice to investigate State Police, Brooke Thorington has more.

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Starting July 12th CLECO customers can pick up free LED lightbulbs at local Councils on Aging sites. Matt Doyle has the story.

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Traffic along I-10 near Duson was shut down for over seven hours Tuesday after an accident involving multiple vehicles including a trailer full of cattle. Matt Doyle has the story.

Cut 3 (27)  “…I’m Matt Doyle.”

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The Louisiana Black Caucus is calling on the Department of Justice to conduct a full-scale investigation of state police and root out what they say are systemic practices of racism.  Baton Rouge Representative Ted James acknowledges reform by the new superintendent, Col. Lamar Davis, who is Black, but says he can only do so much…

Cut 4 (12) “…that department.”

James says it was five years ago when they gathered at the capitol asking state police to investigate Baton Rouge Police over the death of Alton Sterling. Now they are calling on LSP to be investigated.

Cut 5  (11) “…police violence.”

James and members of the caucus say through countless conversations they’ve been told either the laws or rules from the state police commission are keeping certain people from being called into question.

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Federal officials are already investigating the fatal arrest of Ronald Greene, the black man who was repeatedly tased and punched, then dragged by officers before his May 2019 death.

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CLECO will begin working with local Councils on Aging to give away free LED lightbulbs and offer weatherization audits to seniors.

CLECO Communications Strategist Fran Phoenix says many of their elderly customers are on a fixed income and saving some money on their bill would mean a lot to them.

Cut 7 (10) “…higher”

Phoenix says they’ve noticed many of their older customers have not made the switch to LED bulbs and that’s costing them money every month.

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The bulbs will be distributed at Councils on Aging sites to elderly customers from July 12^th through August 6^th.

Phoenix says when CLECO customers come to pick up their free bulbs they’ll be offered weatherization audits by certified contractors.

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The audits will take an estimated five to six hours to complete.

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A tire blowout on an 18-wheeler is believed to have started a series of events that ended in the deaths of two men on I-10 near Duson.

Trooper Thomas Gossen says an 18-wheeler in the eastbound lane experienced a blowout and lost control, striking a Ford F-250 that was also heading east…

Cut 10 (10) “…SUV.”

That crash shut down traffic for more than seven hours, and…

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Those victims have been identified as 30-year-old John Guidry of Iowa 34-year-old Joshua Babineaux of Lafayette. Several head of cattle also died in the crash.

Gossen says an investigation revealed that some of the victims of the crash were not buckled up.

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Intoxication is not believed to be a factor in this crash.

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A weekend shooting claims the life of a 10-year-old in Bastrop and has law enforcement asking the community for help. Police say a shortly before 10 o’clock Sunday night, they received a call of a drive-by-shooting. Mayor Betty Alford-Olive says it’s a tragic loss of life.

Cut 13 (09) “…that they get.”

There are reports that a gathering was taking place in the are known as “The Slab” off Carbon Plant Road. When officers arrived, they found a 10-year-old child with a gunshot wound to the chest. Alford-Olive says their hearts grieve for the family.

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Alford-Olive extended her condolences to the family of the victim and asked anyone with information about the incident to come forward and offered limited information about the shooting.

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Police say the child was pronounced dead after being taken to Morehouse General Emergency Room.