The Shreveport Police Department is looking for the person they believe is responsible for the death of one of their own, 29-year-old Officer Thomas LaValley. Michelle Southern reports…:
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NOAA’s updated their Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook for the 2015 season and the forecast remains below-average. Emelie Gunn has more….
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The Shreveport Police Department is looking for the person they believe is responsible for the death of one of their own, 29-year-old Officer Thomas LaValley who was shot and killed Wednesday night. Chief Willie Shaw says they will not rest until they find the suspect, 27-year-old Grover Cannon…:
The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Cannon. Shaw says officer LaValley was responding to a suspicious-person call at a residence when he confronted Cannon, who then shot the cop multiple times. He says LaValley was in full uniform at the time and wearing his department issued body armor when he was shot..:
Reports indicate LaValley was from St. Amant. Details about what happened inside the home are under investigation. Shaw says Cannon was already wanted on an attempted second degree murder warrant and he is now wanted for first degree murder. He calls the suspect a total coward for running from this horrific crime…:
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center updated 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook is now calling for a 90% chance of a below-normal season. NOAA’s lead seasonal hurricane forecaster, Gerry Bell, says a below normal-season is now even more likely than predicted in May when it was at 70%…:
Bell says El Nino is stronger than they originally predicted and is expected to stay throughout the remainder of the hurricane season. He says the atmospheric conditions like strong vertical wind shear come along with El Nino and low sea-surface temperatures are also making for this below average hurricane season.
Bell says this seasonal outlook doesn’t include landfall predictions. He says even though we’re looking at a below average season, it is very possible for tropical storms and big hurricanes to form during El Nino.
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The State of Louisiana will soon begin to reshuffle the letters and numbers on new license plates. Officials say they’re are running out of combinations to use in the current configuration of three letters followed by three numbers. State Police Lt. JB Slaton says a plan is already in place to address the issue…
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The plan is to reverse the configuration on new plates to three numbers followed by three letters. The current arrangement of letters and numbers was implemented in the mid-90s. Slaton says this change will give the Office of Motor Vehicles a little breathing room…
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He says the change should give the state about 20 years before having to address the issue again. You could begin seeing the new plates in as soon as eight months. Slaton says this change will have no effect on the current plate on your vehicle…
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In the wake of the Lafayette theater shooting, the University of Louisiana-Lafayette football team will express their pride in their community on the football field this fall. Coach Mark Hudspeth says his team will wear Lafayette Strong decals on their helmets as a token of solidarity …
The Lafayette Strong decals will be same design as signs appearing throughout the area, the Acadiana flag inside an outline of the state of Louisiana. Hudspeth says the inspiration for this comes from how the community came together after the tragedy…