Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc is speaking out against Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s accusations that the Edwards Administration is stonewalling efforts to continue executions in Louisiana. Executions have stopped since the legislatively approved drugs ceased production in 2010. In a recent letter, Landry claimed that Angola State Penitentiary’s Pharmacy was capable of compounding the chemicals necessary to produce the drugs needed for lethal injections. LeBlanc says they considered it, and realized there was just no way to pull that off at a facility like Angola.
The grandchildren of a bedridden Baton Rouge grandmother have been arrested after the elderly woman was found dead in their home. Baton Police Police Spokesperson Sgt. L’Jean Mckneely Jr. says the grandma was found in deplorable conditions. As a warning, the description is extremely graphic…
The murder of a six month old child in Natchitoches has more details emerging. The child died from severe burns following a home invasion. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning.
Cut 3 (05) “…is still ongoing.”
The Tax Foundation says their estimates show the average Louisianan will receive a 1,300 dollar tax break resulting from the tax reform passed in Congress last year. Tax Foundation Director of Special Projects Nicole Kaeding says that will also translate into 3,000 new jobs in the state.
A poll from Politco/Morning Consult released April 25th, showed only 22 percent of Americans have noticed an increase on their paychecks. Kaeding says if so, talk to your employer about recalculating your paycheck taxes.