An eight-year-old Covington girl is killed in a crash, and State Police say the lack of proper restraint may have made the difference between life and death. Trooper Marc Gremillion (GREM-ee-ahn) says it happened as a car was going along Louisiana Highway 40 in St. Tammany Parish just before 8:30 yesterday morning.
Jewell Leger was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was properly restrained and suffered moderate injuries. As far as any potential charges, Gremillion says that’s still under investigation.
Southeastern Louisiana University sees its strongest enrollment in 13 years. Southeastern’s enrollment now stands at more than 15-thousand. University President Dr. William Wainwright says that’s nearly an eight-percent increase over last year.
Cut 3 (12) “…jobs in Louisiana.”
The Washington Post is reporting that the White House is planning to deploy up to a thousand National Guard troops to various cities throughout Louisiana. Governor Landry supports the idea.
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Democratic Congressman Troy Carter, who represents New Orleans, doesn’t see it that way. He says sending in the National Guard is counterproductive.