Former St. Tammany DA Walter Reed and his son are in a courtroom today on federal corruption charges. Reed is accused of illegally spending at least $100,000 from his campaign fund on expenses unrelated to his campaign. Legal analyst Tim Meche says the whole country will be watching, because this case could have implications for other state elected officials. He says it could start a trend of prosecuting state offenses at the federal level…:
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Reed faces 19 counts of conspiracy, money laundering, and fraud.

Nicholls State is launching a series to inspire future female chefs. Amelie Zeringue is an assistant professor at the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute..:
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She says just 21-percent of the jobs in the restaurant industry are held by women.

Since Friday was a legal holiday in the District of Columbia, tax filing day was delayed three days and midnight tonight is the deadline to get your federal returns in the mail.

A House committee is seeking to speak with leaders of the small Tensas parish town of St. Joseph about why the water there has been yellow to murky brown for years. Halen Doughty has more…:
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State Police say impairment and lack of seat belt use are suspected in a Vermilion Parish crash that claimed the life of a 30-year-old Lake Charles man. They believe 31-year-old Martin Nguyen was drunk and speeding in this 2016 Corvette when he ran off the road causing his passenger, Hoang Nguyen, to be partially ejected. Hoang Nguyen was pronounced dead at the scene.