Shooting at Mardi Gras parade in Louisiana wounds five people, including child

Louisiana governor says the shooting in Clinton is absolutely horrific and unacceptable'

Five people, including a six-year-old child, have been wounded in a shooting during a parade in Louisiana, sending people in the crowd fleeing for cover, authorities say.

The shooting occurred shortly after the midday start of the Mardi Gras in the Country parade in Clinton, East Feliciana sheriff Jeff Travis told reporters.