A Calcasieu Parish jury gives convicted cop killer Kevin Daigle a death sentence. Daigle shot and killed State Police Trooper Steven Vincent in August of 2015. He was found guilty in 2019. Calcasieu D.A. Stephen Dwight says Daigle showed no remorse at any point during court proceedings, and it’s better he never walks free again. Dwight says he and others are glad the whole ordeal is over…:
Cut 6 (08) “…State Police community.”
Official sentencing is coming up in early September.
St. Tammany Parish Coroner, Dr. Charles Preston warns of the dangers of taking illegal pills that could contain the drug fentanyl. He says many are buying illegal meds that may look like something simple, like Percocet, but have varying amounts of fentanyl. He says the overdose rescue drug Narcan should be in every first aid kit…:
Cut 8 (07) “…that dispense it.”
Lafayette prosecutor Holden Hoggatt has qualified to run against Congressman Clay Higgins. Hoggatt says Higgins has never has a run against a proper, well-funded Republican candidate and that Higgins first win was a fluke. Hoggatt believes he’s the candidate to represent the district and help those who are still suffering from the 2020 hurricanes.
Cut 11 (11) “…my race to lose.”
Qualifying ends on Friday.
Animal shelters across the state and the country are overwhelmed with pets that have been surrendered. Director of the Humane Society of Louisiana Jeff Dorson says numerous pet owners are unable to care for their animals due to inflation and many people who adopted a pet during the pandemic have returned to work full-time.
To assist an animal in need you can donate at humaneLA.org