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Baton Rouge police officers man a roadblock at Old Hammond Highway and Tara Boulevard after multiple officers were shot, Sunday, July 17, 2016, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Mike Kunzelman)

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Protestors gather at the intersection of N. Foster and Fairfields, near the Triple S Food Mart after Alton Sterling was shot and killed by Baton Rouge Police in the early hours of Tuesday morning, July 5, 2016, in Baton Rouge, La. An autopsy shows Sterling, 37, of Baton Rouge, died Tuesday of multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and back, said East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr. William Clark. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)

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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signs a bill to expand and jump-start Louisiana's medical marijuana program, on Thursday, May 19, 2106, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

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In this file photo, Gov. John Bel Edwards talks about the state's budget and his plans to call a special session for June to try to raise revenue to stave off cuts, on Thursday, May 5, 2016, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

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Miss Oklahoma Olivia Jordan competes in the evening gown competition during the preliminary round of the 2015 Miss USA Pageant in Baton Rouge, La., on July 8, 2015. (Associated Press)

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In this Monday, July 6, 2015, photo, Miss Texas Ylianna Guerra speaks during an interview after rehearsals for the upcoming Miss USA Pageant in Baton Rouge, La. Pageant co-owner Donald Trump recently made comments painting Mexican immigrants as criminals. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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LSU center fielder Andrew Stevenson dives to catch the ball for the third out during the bottom of the first inning of an NCAA college baseball tournament regional game, Saturday, June 1, 2013, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)

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FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2009 file photo, Donna Douglas, who starred in the television series "The Beverly Hillbillies" holds a publicity picture of herself from the show, in Baton Rouge, La. Douglas, who played the buxom tomboy Elly May Clampett on the hit 1960s sitcom has died. Douglas, who was 82, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, in Baton Rouge, where she lived, her niece, Charlene Smith, said. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)

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This photo taken Jan. 8, 2009 shows Donna Douglas, who starred in the television series "The Beverly Hillbillies" posing for a photograph in the photo taken in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

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Louisiana Senatorial Candidate, Bill Cassidy, takes a call while going to meet supporters at his election watch party in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)

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Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., participate in a Senate race debate on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., take their places to participate in a Senate race debate with and Republican candidate and Tea Party favorite Rob Maness, not pictured, on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., right, and Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., shake hands at the conclusion of their Senate race debate with Republican candidate and Tea Party favorite Rob Maness on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., take their places to participate in a Senate race debate with and Republican candidate and Tea Party favorite Rob Maness on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 3 ranking House member, speaks with elections officials as he signs up to run for re-election on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte) **FILE**

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The Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ruling that a diocesan priest may be forced to break the Seal of Confession. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Southeastern Louisiana pitcher Sean Kennel (25) stands on the mound with infielders Kennon Menard (16), Josh Vidales (8) and Jacob Williams in the second inning, in which they committed four errors and gave up six runs, during an NCAA college baseball regional tournament game against Houston in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, June 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Southeastern Louisiana pitcher Matt Pittari throws in the seventh inning of an NCAA college baseball regional tournament game against Houston in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, June 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)