State lawmakers begin a two-and-a-half-week session today that will address crime. Legislation approved in 2017 resulted in many 17-year-old offenders going through the juvenile justice system instead of being charged as adults, but Vernon Parish Republican Mike Reese says 17-year-olds have caused problems at the state’s juvenile justice facilities…
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Louisiana lawmakers will once again address a bill that would allow people 18 or older to carry a concealed gun without a permit in the special session that begins today. New Orleans Democratic Representative Mandie Landry…
DCFS Secretary Davis Matlock defends the state’s refusal of Summer EBT dollars that equates to $70 million in federal match from a state investment of $7 million. Matlock says this summer the state will provide 1.8 million more meals than before the pandemic to children in a congregate setting, he says that’s more ideal than adding funds to an EBT card.
LSU running back Trey Holly, who faces three felony charges, says he’s been falsely accused in a shooting that took place in Farmerville on February ninth that injured two people. Holly released the statement on social media. His attorney Kelvin Rodgers says Holly was at home at the time of the shooting…
Holly is one of three people charged with attempted second degree murder.