US Senator John Kennedy suggests New Orleans police could reduce crime if they implement a “stop, question, and frisk” policy. NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison says that’s racial profiling, but officers do question suspects if they find reasonable suspicion.
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Kennedy maintains that “stop and frisk” is completely permissible under the constitution.

The opioid prescription rates are dropping in Louisiana, according to the Centers for Disease Control. But former FBI Director Louis Freeh is concerned that federal loopholes could possibly threaten that progress. He says addicts will now turn to other sources and he is worried gaps in federals laws would let drug dealers meet that demand.
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The media has picked LSU to finish third in the SEC West, and fourth overall. Michelle Southern reports.
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Authorities in Morehouse Parish has seized over 200-thousand dollars in drugs and more than 70-thousand dollars in cash during a traffic stop. Sheriff Mike Tubbs says 59-year-old Henry Armstrong of Bastop had sixty pounds of marijuana, more than 700 pills and two pounds of cocaine and methamphetamines. Armstrong faces multiple charges including possession of a schedule I with intent to distribute.