Former State Police Superintendent Mike Edmonson has been cleared in an investigation into his alleged repeated misuse of department funds during his tenure. A Legislative auditor’s report detailed a department funded “side trip” to Las Vegas for troopers, Edmonson living rent-free at the state police compound, and other violations. Edmonson Attorney Gray Sexton.
Edmondson served from 2008-2017.
Former St. Tammany Sheriff Jack Strain pleads not guilty to a litany of charges involving sexual assault and rape involving a series of cases dating back over four decades, with the most recent accusations are fifteen years old, and Loyola law professor Dane Ciolino says that’s likely going to be the defense’s main argument.
Cut 10 (10) “…are four victims.”
The Louisiana Bond Commission gave its approval today to a 450-million dollar plan to upgrade the Superdome. Jeff Palermo has the story