The Louisiana Legislative Auditor conducted an audit of the handling of sexual assault kits collected from July 2024 through December 2025. Performance Audit Manager Kristin Jacobs says the audit found that nearly one out of every five had not been submitted to a crime lab for testing.
Jacobs says it’s important to note that that doesn’t necessarily mean that those sexual assault kits were mishandled – it could mean that law enforcement has closed the case, or the kits could still be pending lab testing.
A Tangipahoa teenager is behind bars after allegedly crashing an ATV on a public road that injured three others. Sheriff Gerald Sticker says the incident happened during the middle of the night over the week in the Kentwood area. Sticker says the teen driver was traveling at a high rate of speed…
Cut 12 (09) “…struck a tree”
One of the riders remains hospitalized. 18-year-old Mason Simpson is facing three counts of negligent injuring and several other charges including reckless operation of a vehicle.
LSU fans are still miffed over the Tigers loss to Alabama 31 to 13. Lane Kiffin says he expects to catch some heat from fans about all the flashy gameday activity, like actor Kevin Costner, walking down Victory Hill with the team. Kiffin says that performance is part of the program, though, and doesn’t really change anything on the field.
Cut 10 (13) “…in the red zone.”
Federal employees are experiencing soaring health insurance costs, including 50-thousand of them in Louisiana. John Hatton with the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association says those increases mean for many, health insurance becomes their second biggest monthly expense, behind only housing.
Cut 4 (06) “…dollars a month.”
He says when it comes to healthcare, one size definitely does not fit all, and people should examine their healthcare needs and choose the plan that works best for them.