Governor Jeff Landry has this message for the two inmates who remain at-large after escaping from the Orleans Parish jail on May 16th….
Cut 22 (08) “…day in court”
Authorities raided a home in New Orleans yesterday in search of 32-year-old Antoine Massey. It’s believed that Massey recorded an Instagram video from that house where he used the social media platform to declare his innocence and he also asked for help from several different celebrities and President Trump. Convicted killer Derrick Groves also remains at-large.
Cotton planting season is wrapping up, and the LSU AgCenter says this year’s crop could be the smallest one on record. LSU AgCenter Cotton and Corn Specialist Shelly Pate Kerns says acreage is way down from last year.
Pate Kerns says cotton acreage is down due to low demand and low prices.
The Louisiana House approves legislation that would result in a long prison sentence for anyone convicted of intentionally infecting another person with an incurable sexually transmitted disease. Monroe Democrat Pat Moore’s measure calls for a person to serve at least ten years in prison if convicted of this crime and serve at least 25 years of hard labor if the victim is a juvenile or a senior citizen…
Cut 12 (10) “…incurable disease.”
The bill passed the House on a 68-18 vote, but it received pushback from New Orleans Democrat Jason Hughes. Hughes says unless there’s a written contract, how can a prosecutor prove someone did not verbally disclose they have an incurable sexually transmitted disease?
The Louisiana Senate still needs to approve the bill.