A maintenance worker at the Orleans Parish jail has been arrested for his role in last Friday’s jail break that resulted in ten inmates escaping, six of them are still on the run. Attorney General Liz Murrill says 33-year-old Sterling Williams confessed to turning off the water in a cell as instructed by an inmate, enabling the group to escape through a hole behind a toilet. Murrill says he was identified after reviewing footage and interviewing other employees.
According to an arrest affidavit, Williams said one of the inmates threatened to stab him with a makeshift knife if he didn’t turn off the water.
The House has advanced a bill that would prohibit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in state offices and public colleges. State Representative Candace Newell of New Orleans, who called it the most racially offensive piece of legislation she’s ever had to debate.
Chenvert says her legislation is not intended to divide the state.
Shreveport officials and several local police departments oppose a bill that would result in malfeasance in office charges against an elected official that allows speed cameras to operate outside of school zones. Shreveport’s Chief Administrative Officer Tom Dark says the traffic issuing cameras have reduced the number of motorists who speed through a school zone…..
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Shreveport is looking at installing speed cameras in areas outside of the city that are not in the speed zone. But the bill, which has Senate approval and has now received approval from the House Transportation Committee.
The 2025 Louisiana Survey polled one thousand Louisiana adults and it shows that once again, the economy is the top concern. The director of the Louisiana Survey, Doctor Michael Henderson of LSU says that’s a shift from a year ago, when crime was the top priority.
Henderson says homeowners’ insurance is a challenging issue for current and potential homeowners with rising premiums.