State Police say two people are dead after a high speed crash this weekend in St. Tammany Parish that happened after a traffic stop. Trooper Dustin Dwight says an officer pulled over a vehicle speeding going over 100 miles per hour in Covington. Dwight says while the trooper was conducting a field sobriety test on the 14-year-old driver of the vehicle, something else happened…:
CUT 12 (08) “the traffic stop”
There was a 14-year-old in the back seat of that car who died when it crashed. The driver died today.

A bill that would provide free HIV tests for inmates being released from prison will be discussed on the House floor. Natchitoches Representative Kenny Cox says this would help prevent AIDS from spreading further in the state. He says Louisiana has the fourth highest number of men and women living with AIDS in the nation…:
cut 15 (06) “be treated”
Cox says that in 9 state prisons, about 3 percent of inmates are HIV positive.

The spokesman for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s office is getting national attention for his intimidating Crimestopper videos created for a Lafayette news station. Lt. Clay Higgins says he uses a certain way to communicate that if there’s a warrant out for your arrest, you should turn yourself in…:
CUT 7 (08) “hang their hat on”
He says he wants to send a strong stern message that criminals will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Two LSU students develop an app called the Police Officer Watchdog Events Reporter or POWER — which lets people record and upload videos of police encounters both good and bad then share with media outlets. Elbis Bolton says he and Wilborn Nobles inspiration came from watching events unfold in Ferguson, Missouri last year…:
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The POWER App is currently available for download for Android devices.