The two Alabama football players & North Louisiana natives that were arrested in Monroe in May will not be prosecuted on drug and gun charges. KNOE reported that DA Jerry Jones said he dropped the charges because he could not prove who was in possession of the drugs and gun in question. Legal analyst Tim Meche says Jones has been in office for over 20 years, and he knows what he’s doing…:
Jones told KNOE he didn’t want to ruin the lives of Cam Robinson and Laurence “Hootie” Jones.
At least 70% of TOPS would be funded under a bill to be heard this afternoon on the House floor. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says that would mean only 70% of a student’s tuition would be paid instead of all of it…:
Authorities are still investigating the deaths of 3-year-old twins Oliver and Aria Orr, who died Saturday after being locked in a hot pickup truck in Bossier. Bossier City Police spokesperson Mark Natale says a preliminary result from autopsies shows the children died of heat related causes. But He says at this point, authorities have more questions than answers.
A Shreveport television reports the children were in the truck for two hours.
According to the Department of Children and Family Services, the number of food stamp recipients in Louisiana jumped 9% from April 2015 to April 2016, but that rate is falling nationwide. Director of the Louisiana Budget Project, Jan Moller says those rates should go down when oil prices come back up, and more people in that sector get jobs.