A proposal heading to the House floor would shorten the waiting period for a divorce to be finalized for couples with minor children. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office is still looking for a second suspect in connection to a murder in a Prairieville mobile home. They say Donovan Darville and the victim, 27-year-old Clarence Harvey, were childhood friends but a motive for the shooting is not known. The man at large, Jerald Wall, was allegedly driving the vehicle for Darville when the incident took place.

The man convicted of shooting and killing former Saints star Will Smith is slated to be sentenced today. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino believes the jury was making a statement about Cardell Hayes when the reduced the charge from second degree murder to manslaughter. But he says the judge has plenty to consider…:
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He expects a sentenced in the range of 20-40 years.

Ag Commissioner Mike Strain has delayed the sale of Kaput feral hog bait in Louisiana, saying it poses too large a danger to other animals. Kaput is a poison that can kill wild pigs, but Strain says black bears can overturn the feeders containing the bait and dump the contents…:
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He says they are looking into different kinds of feeders that cannot be accessed by other animals.