The Senate Judiciary C Committee approves legislation to increase penalties for individuals convicted of producing drugs containing fentanyl. Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt says the current penalty of 5 to 15 years in prison is not enough.
Cut 9 (11) “….your first conviction”
A second conviction calls for a minimum sentence of 30 years and a third conviction will result in at least a 99-year prison sentence.
Baton Rouge Police have arrested a second woman in the Nathan Millard case, the Georgia businessman who went missing, and his body was found 12 days later in what the coroner has ruled an overdose death from a combination of fentanyl, cocaine, and ethanol. 33-year-old Tabbetha Barner faces prostitution charges and failure to seek assistance in Millard’s death. 27-year-old Tiffany Guidry and 45-year-old Derrick Perkins were previously arrested in the case.
The latest campaign finance report for the governor’s race has Jeff Landry with $6.3 million followed by John Schroder with $2.4 million. And with the next finance report, due mid-July, Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it will be an indicator of who’s Landry’s main Republican competitor.
After a high-speed police chase killed two teens on New Year’s Eve when a responding officer ran a red light, a resolution to review such protocols is being discussed by a Senate Committee. The chase across multiple parishes involved a suspect who stole his father’s vehicle. Port Allen Senator Caleb Kleinpeter says the task force would produce guidelines on when a high-speed chase is appropriate.
The resolution heads to the Senate floor.