State Police Col Mike Edmonson is the subject of plenty of controversy, but the Governor’s office says it’s only a rumor that the superintendent has been asked to step down. President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, Rafael Goyeneche, says it’s not looking good for LSP…:
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Car insurance rates are on the rise again and one big culprit is the smartphone. That’s according to state Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, who says drivers are distracted by their phones and it’s leading to more accidents…:
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The National Highway Safety Administration finds distracted driving is the cause for 20-percent of crashes in the state.

Day two of jury selection is underway in the murder trial of Derek Stafford. He’s the law enforcement officer from Marksville accues of killing a six-year-old autistic boy during a traffic stop in November of 2015. So far six tentative jurors have been selected and attorneys have to agree on eight more.

With help from the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency, a pregnant mother from Haughton is donating her terminal baby’s tissue for research. Halen Doughty has more…
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