A federal judge sentences Nate Cain, the former warden of the Avoyelles Correctional Center, to 38-months to federal prison, and his ex-wife Tonia Bandy was given an eight-month sentence for spending more than 150-thousand dollars in public funds on personal expenses. U-S Attorney David Joseph…
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The duo has been ordered to pay more than $42,000 in restitution.

A Haughton man was arrested after allegedly sneaking into a neighbor’s garage and stealing a number of items, including a live streaming surveillance camera that he didn’t turn off. Bossier Sheriff’s spokesperson Lt. Bill Davis says the victim installed the camera because his garage door was malfunctioning…
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Davis says the homeowner shared the footage with deputies, which made for an easy arrest of 43-year-old Franklin Welzbacher.

Congressman Ralph Abraham grabbed 180 votes, while fellow GOP gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone received 94 votes in a straw poll of southwest Louisiana Republican voters. It’s a small sample size, but UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says the almost two-to-one margin in favor of Abraham is a red flag to the Rispone campaign.
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Many motorists crossing the Causeway Bridge in New Orleans are hitting the car wash after swarms of bugs left marks on their vehicles. The insects are known as the non-biting midge and they breed in water like mosquitos, but only live three to five days. Research Entomologist Ed Freytag says the high numbers are likely due to the opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway.
Cut 6 (10) “…not salty anymore.”
Freytag says its uncertain how much longer these swarms will occur.