Two Arkansas men have avoided time in jail after a state judge in Morehouse Parish ordered the men to do 480 hours of community service and pay a $5,000 fine for sliting a dog’s neck and showing it on Snapchat. Jeff Dorson with the Humane Society of Louisiana says Boots Stanley and Steven Sadler received a slap on the wrist and ordering 480 hours of community service doesn’t send a strong enough message…
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The maximum sentence was 10 years in prison.

A priest accused of sexual misconduct turned himself into the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s office. Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says 75-year-old Steven Michael Guidry was forthcoming with information about the incident that happened several years ago at his home in Morrow…
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The victim was 16-years-old at the time. Guidry has been on administrative leave since word first surfaced of the investigation.

Two of former Governor Bobby Jindal’s top aides are urging state legislators to support a partial sales tax renewal as a way to fill budget holes in the upcoming fiscal year. Paul Rainwater and Tim Barfield let their thoughts known in an editorial published in the Advocate. Rainwater says renewing a portion of an expiring one-cent sales tax is the best option, since lawmakers have not supported long-term tax reform…
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Legislators return to Baton Rouge on Monday for a 10-day special session where they will consider the sales tax proposal.

A human finger was found inside a giant alligator snapping turtle in St. Tammany Parish. Sheriff’s office spokesperson, Captain Scott Lee says they don’t know who the finger belongs to, it’s possible the reptile just grabbed a snack from an unlucky angler…
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