It’s believed 83-year-old Marvin Stephens of Prairieville who confessed to shooting and killing his 75-year-old wife Patricia, Wednesday may have dementia. Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Donovan Jackson says the case is under investigation and medical experts will be consulted.
Stephens faces second-degree murder charges.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from a death row inmate challenging the constitutionality of Louisiana’s execution methods. Judge Shelly Dick ruled since Louisiana is not able to obtain the drugs needed to carry out an execution, there was nothing to settle. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is glad the death penalty litigation was dismissed
The last death sentence carried out in Louisiana was in 2010 when Gerald Bordelon voluntarily dropped his appeals so he could be put to death.
For Congresswoman Julia Letlow her first piece of legislation to pass in the U-S House is a personal one. Letlow’s COVID-19 American History Project Act passed overwhelmingly. The legislation tasks the Library of Congress to record, collect and preserve stories of Americans directly impacted by COVID.
Cut 11 (06) “…future generations.”
Letlow’s husband Luke Letlow died of COVID shortly before he was to be sworn in to Congress.
New Orleans is host to the NCAA men’s Final Four and this weekend and fans of Kansas, Villanova, Duke, and North Carolina are flocking to the Big Easy. Jay Cicero, CEO of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, says they expect tens of thousands of individuals to provide much-needed cash for the city and the state, and not to mention some good publicity.