The Kenner Police Department says a habitual offender that was released early from jail due to the state’s new criminal justice reform, committed an armed robbery 5 days after he was let out. Chief Michael Glaser says it’s extremely frustrating that Tyrone White was let back on the streets:
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Galser says White, who has been arrested 60 times at the age of 24, should have never been released from jail.

A woman who was allegedly texting before a fatal accident on I-12 that led to the death of a 5 month old child, turned herself into Denham Springs Police today. Police Detective Amber Fairburn says evidence links 23-year-old Jessica Cowart to the accident..:
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Cowart is charged with negligent homicide, negligent injuring and reckless operation.

The five police officers at the baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia, where U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot, have received the Capitol Police Medal of Honor. Scalise, who was critically injured, says these individuals risked their lives and ran towards the danger knowing they were outgunned…:
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Truth Initiative spoke with Louisiana Radio Network because the Bayou State is among 12 states that makes up Tobacco Nation because of its high adult smoking rate. President and CEO of Truth Initiative Robin Koval says individuals within these states smoke more, live shorter lives and are more likely to get and die from cancer than the rest of the country..:
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